08/09/2004
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"We owe a lasting debt to those who sacrificed their lives while serving and protecting our fellow citizens."
"We also remember the students and teachers whose lives were taken last month."
"The strength of the Nation is the fact that we've got compassionate, decent, honorable citizens who hear a call to love a neighbor like you'd like to be loved yourself."
"Today and tomorrow, students of Virginia Tech will rise to receive diplomas they have earned through years of hard work."