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Article: Podium: America's fallen are still coming home From a speech by the United States President to mark Memorial Day, delivered at Arlington Cemetery, Virginia
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- May 31, 2000
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ARLINGTON'S HALLOWED earth embraces the bodies of servicemen and
women from every one of our nation's wars. Every generation has borne
a share of the burden of defending the Republic, and giving to each
succeeding generation the chance for freedom. Presidents Kennedy and
Taft are buried here. Generals Pershing and Bradley are buried here.
Admirals Halsey and Rickover are buried here; as are John Foster
Dulles and Oliver Wendell Holmes, George Marshall and Audie Murphy.
Three of the marines we remember forever for raising our flag on
Iwo Jima - they are buried here. And, of course, all the unknown,
unsung heroes of more than two centuries of fighting tyranny are
buried here. This is sacred ...