George W. Bush: “The time for giving these men and women a fair hearing is now.”

History will remember him as among the finest public servants of his generation – a patriot who brought integrity, high intelligence, and seriousness of purpose to every position.

what America does for itself has made it strong--but what America does for others has made it great.

That is the America I know.

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.