Presidents over the years have delivered some of our nation's most memorable oratory regarding those who serve in the military.  For example:  

Lincoln at Gettysburg said:  "From these honored dead, we take increased devotion to that cause to which they gave the last full measure of devotion."

In a Fireside Chat, FDR said about the military victims at Pearl Harbor:  "It is our sacred obligation to their children, and to our children, that we must never forget what we have learned."

In the quagmire of Vietnam, LBJ said of the soldiers he sent to war:  "To them be honor and praise, and to us the responsibility for redeeming their sacrifice."

And on Memorial Day 2008, our only Commander in Chief, George W. Bush, described the people serving in his war thusly:  "They're an awesome bunch of people."

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