Arlington National CemeteryArlington, Virginia
11:26 A.M. EDT
President’s speech in part--
... In this place where valor sleeps, we acknowledge our responsibility as Americans to preserve the memory of the fallen. On this Memorial Day, we look out on quiet hills, and rows of white headstones -- and we know that we are in the presence of greatness... The markers here record the names of more than 296,000 men and women. Each of the soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines buried here answered the call to serve, and stepped forward to protect the nation they loved.
All who are buried here understood their duty. They saw a dark shadow on the horizon, and went to meet it. They understood that tyranny must be met with resolve, and that liberty is always the achievement of courage... Here, in the presence of veterans they fought with and loved ones whose pictures they carried, the fallen give silent witness to the price of our liberty -- and our nation honors them, this day and every day...
President George W. Bush
May 29, 2006
Read President’s speech in full HERE
About Photo: President George W. Bush stands with U.S. Army Major General Guy Swan during the Memorial Day wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington Cemetery in Arlington, Va.
White House photo by Paul Morse
(Above courtesy of The White House)
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