George W. Bush: “Firefighters answer that call every day.”

Congratulations on becoming our President.

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

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

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.