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September 04, 2004

Rumsfeld speaks

On August 26, Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, visited the Marine base at Yuma, AZ. When asked by the media what his message for the Marines and Sailors at the base would be, he replied:

It was to say ?thank you.? You just have no idea how important what they are doing is in the world. It is difficult work. It is challenging, and it?s dangerous. And they are doing it so well, and so professionally, and so courageously that it is important from time to time for people -- not just people in government ? but people outside of government, to be able to look them in the eye and say thank you -- that we value them. We value the fact that they are all volunteers. That they put their hands up and said ?send me.? And that?s a wonderful thing that our country has their service.

Posted by Deb at September 4, 2004 09:54 PM