Press Releases
Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami
202-226-7616
03/13/2008
Pelosi: ‘We Pay Tribute to All of Those Serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Throughout the World’
“Here, in this beautiful Rotunda, we solemnly remember the
service of the men and women of our Armed Forces on the occasion of the fifth
anniversary of hostilities in
“When our nation called, the brave men and women of our
Armed Forces responded without delay.
When sent into battle, they performed their duties effectively with bravery,
dignity and honor that are the hallmarks of American soldiers, sailors, airmen,
Coast Guardsmen, and Marines. After five
years of the war in
“War extracts a terrible price. Just in the past three days, 12 more of our
heroes have fallen in
“Few understood the price and pain of war more deeply than
“Having seen the deadliest combat in human history, as well
as the new, destructive force that ended World War II, Eisenhower devoted his
presidency to reducing the risk of war.
“Upon leaving office, President Eisenhower concluded his
farewell address with a prayer that ‘in the goodness of time, all peoples will
come to live together in a peace guaranteed by the binding force of mutual
respect and love.’
“In the spirit of General Eisenhower, and under the gaze of
his statue’s watchful eye, we honor the service of our men and women in
uniform, of our Armed Forces, of those who have returned home, and their
brothers and sisters in arms whose loss we mourn every day.
“In the spirit of his farewell prayer, we seek to end conflict, promote peace, and build a future worthy of the sacrifice of our men and women.”