George W. Bush: “We're humbled by the vast and indifferent might of nature and feel small beside its power.”

This is not mere nostalgia, it is the truest version of ourselves.

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

We know our words cannot help, but we believe the prayers of so many Americans will.

History will remember him as among the finest public servants of his generation – a patriot who brought integrity, high intelligence, and seriousness of purpose to every position.