05/07/2005
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"I was in the U.S. Army, and I wouldn't leave my American brothers because they need me here."
"Hurricane Rita is an incident of national significance."
"By repeatedly risking his own life to save others, Corporal Rubin exemplified the highest ideals of military service."
"I like Ted's description. He calls it 'the highest honor of the best country in the world.'"