George W. Bush: “In the coming days, they will ask Americans to donate directly to a fund set up to provide help to the earthquake…”

You will have an Almighty God to comfort you.

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.

Being your President was a high privilege, and the honor of a lifetime.