Posted on 06/06/2004 11:47:56 PM PDT by kattracks
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:16:03 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France -- President Bush yesterday stood over the beaches of Normandy, where 60 years ago thousands of Americans died to liberate France from Nazi Germany, and said the United States would "do it again for our friends."
Mr. Bush concluded his speech before more than 15 foreign leaders, several of whom disapproved of the U.S.-led effort to liberate Iraq from dictator Saddam Hussein, by paying tribute to the aging war veterans and their perished comrades.
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I notice the President chokes up when he brings up the children. He did during that post-9/11 conference call with Giuliani and Pataki, in interviews I've seen, at the Memorial Day speech you could see him having to hold it together when he recounted letters from those who died in Iraq to thier children and with the remembrance of Earl Parker's longing to see him baby girl.
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