12/20/2001
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"This Nation is grateful for the sacrifice and service you make."
"This country cares deeply about those who are willing to sacrifice on its behalf."
"We have a special obligation in Liberia to help with humanitarian aid, and therefore, we will."
"I fully understand that their lives will not be normal for the short run and hope that they continue to cope with this in a manner that they have done so far."