George W. Bush: “Their determined efforts add to the strength and vitality of our country and build a brighter future for America.”

what America does for itself has made it strong--but what America does for others has made it great.

Is it in our national interests that 25 million people who would have died now live? I think it is, and so do you.

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.

Those who have lost their precious children are facing a grief no parents should ever know.