10/03/2007
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"As veterans, all of you stepped forward when America needed you most."
"Our military forces make this Nation strong; they make this Nation safe; and they make this Nation proud."
"We will stay on the offense and defeat the terrorists abroad so we do not have to face them here at home."
"He does believe that there are choices to be made, and it is wholly appropriate for the President to define the decisions that he's making and the choices that are before us."