George W. Bush: “Today, America mourns the loss of one of its great treasures.”

The creativity, ingenuity, and resourcefulness of the American people is our country's greatest strength.

Today, we remember your loss, we share your sorrow and we honor the men and women that you have loved so long and so well.

We learned that bravery is more common than we imagined, emerging with sudden splendor in the face of death.

Those who have lost their precious children are facing a grief no parents should ever know.