02/26/2004
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"It will be a high honor, and I will be there on behalf of all the people of the United States."
"In the end, all we can do is be thankful; all we can do is remember and always appreciate the price that was paid for our own lives and our own freedom."
"Nothing could be more profound, and nothing could be more fair."
"America has been given so much, but of all our assets, resources, and strengths, none have counted for more than the courage of young soldiers in the face of battle."