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The United States And The Freedom For Which It Stands, The Freedom For Which They Died, Must Endure And Prosper. Their Lives Remind Us That Freedom Is Not Bought Cheaply. It Has A Cost; It Imposes A Burden. And Just As They Whom We Commemorate Were Willing To Sacrifice, So Too Must We - In A Less Final, Less Heroic Way - Be Willing To Give Of Ourselves.

When A Child Loses His Parent, They Are Called An Orphan. When A Spouse Loses Her Or His Partner, They Are Called A Widow Or Widower. When Parents Lose Their Child, Their Isn't A Word To Describe Them. This Month Recognizes The Loss So Many Parents Experience Across The United States And Around The World. It Is Also Meant To Inform And Provide Resources For Parents Who Have Lost Children Due To Miscarriage, Ectopic Pregnancy, Molar Pregnancy, Stillbirths, Birth Defects, Sids, And Other Causes.

. . . I Hope That When You're My Age, You'll Be Able To Say As I Have Been Able To Say: We Lived In Freedom, We Lived Lives That Were A Statement, Not An Apology.

Our Enemies May Be Irrational, Even Outright Insane, Driven By Nationalism, Religion, Ethnicity Or Ideology. They Do Not Fear The United States For Its Diplomatic Skills Or The Number Of Automobiles And Software Programs It Produces. They Respect Only The Firepower Of Our Tanks, Planes And Helicopter Gunships.

Sometimes When I'm Faced With An Atheist, I Am Tempted To Invite Him To The Greatest Gourmet Dinner That One Could Ever Serve, And When We Have Finished Eating That Magnificent Dinner, To Ask Him If He Believes There's A Cook.