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President George W. Bush’s speech to the troops on the USS Abraham Lincoln
President George W. Bush’s speech to the troops on the USS Abraham LincolnOther nations in history have fought in foreign lands and remained to occupy and exploit. Americans, following a battle, want nothing more than to return home. And that is your direction tonight. After service in the Afghan and Iraqi theaters of war — after 100,000 miles, on the longest carrier deployment in recent history — you are homeward bound. Some of you will see new family members for the first time — 150 babies were born while their fathers were on the Lincoln. Your families are proud of you, and your nation will welcome you.
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Remarks by the President from the USS Abraham Lincoln, at sea off the ... Abraham Lincoln, my fellow Americans: Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. ... Other nations in history have fought in foreign lands and remained to occupy and exploit. Americans, following a battle, want nothing more than to return home.