Bush’s Final Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery
President Bush gave his final Memorial Day speech at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns and declaring: "It is a solemn reminder of the cost of freedom that the number of headstones in a place like this grows with every Memorial Day."President Bush gave his final Memorial Day speech at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns and declaring: “It is a solemn reminder of the cost of freedom that the number of headstones in a place like this grows with every Memorial Day.”
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