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The President's radio address.(Week Ending Friday, May 30, 2008)(George W. Bush)(Broadcast transcript)(Speech)
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Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
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June 2, 2008
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May 24, 2008
Good morning. This Memorial Day weekend, kids will be out of school, morns and dads will be firing up the grill, and families across our country will mark the unofficial beginning of summer. But as we do, we should all remember the true purpose of this holiday: to honor the sacrifices that make our freedom possible.
On Monday, I will commemorate Memorial Day by visiting Arlington National Cemetery, where I will lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns. The tomb is the final resting place of three brave American soldiers who lost their lives in combat. The names of these veterans of World War I, World War II, and the Korean war are known only to God, but ...