George W. Bush: “I think that's an ultimate aim that we all have got to work hard to get to.”

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.

To you and the honored dead, our country is forever grateful.

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.