George W. Bush: “Every veteran can be certain: The Nation you served and the people you defended are grateful.”

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.

I applaud your Governor's response to that tragedy.

We are grateful to the first responders and volunteers who are working to find the missing and comfort the grieving at Camp Mystic and along the Guadalupe.

The battles waged by our troops are part of a broader struggle between two dramatically different systems.