George W. Bush: “God bless our great Nation.”

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.

We learned that bravery is more common than we imagined, emerging with sudden splendor in the face of death.

For eight years, it has been my honor to serve as your President. The first decade of this new century has been a period of consequence—a time set apart.

You've showed the great strength of America through your work—and that is your good heart.