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"TODAY WE REMEMBER THE COUNTLESS SAILORS AND MARINES AND COAST GUARDSMEN WHO STOOD FAST
IN THE FACE OF GREAT DANGER. THOSE WHOSE FEARLESSNESS UPON THE SEAS AND BELOW THEM, AND IN THE SKIES
ABOVE MADE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CRUCIAL VICTORY, AND CRUSHING DEFEAT. WE REMEMBER
WITH SOLEMN GRATITUDE ALL WHO GAVE THAT LAST FULL MEASURE OF DEVOTION AT MIDWAY. AND ON
THIS DAY, WE HONOR THEIR SACRIFICE, AND WE GIVE THANKS FOR THEIR COURAGE."
"WE ARE FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR THE BRAVERY AND SACRIFICES THAT YOU, YOUR SHIPMATES, AND YOUR
FAMILIES DEMONSTRATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN THOSE IMPORTANT DAYS 71 YEARS
AGO. AND DURING THE REST OF THE WAR, AND EVERYDAY SINCE."
"CERTAINLY, IT'S PROPER TO REMEMBER THE HEROISM AND BRAVERY OF ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE
BATTLE OF MIDWAY IN 1942. AND ITS ENTIRELY FITTING THAT WE PAUSE, GET IN OUR DRESS UNIFORMS,
AND GATHER IN FORMATION TO HONOR THOSE WHO PAID SUCH A HIGH PRICE, SOME THE ULTIMATE
PRICE IN THAT BATTLE, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO GO BEYOND MERE REMEMBRANCE."