09/13/2005
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"I can't tell you how much I appreciate the sacrifice of those who are willing to do so."
"Congratulations for getting back here to the Rose Garden."
"I assured people that they will not have died in vain."
"I'm proud of our United States military, and it is a high honor to be the Commander in Chief of such a fine group of men and women."