George W. Bush: “We've captured or killed many of the key leaders of the Al Qaida network, and I assure you, the rest of them know we're…”

Seldom has history offered a greater opportunity to do so much for so many.

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.

To you and the honored dead, our country is forever grateful.

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