 Throughout America today we honor the dead of our wars. We recall their valor and their sacrifices. We remember they gave their lives so that others might live. We are also gathered here for a special event, the National Funeral for an unknown soldier who will today join the heroes of three other wars. We have learned, and I pray this time for good, the most valuable lesson of all, the preciousness of human freedom. It has been a lesson relearned not just by Americans, but by all the people of the world. A grateful nation opens her heart today in gratitude for their sacrifice, for their courage, and for their noble service. Let us, if we must, debate the lessons learned at some other time. Today, we simply say with pride, thank you, dear son, may God cradle you in His loving arms.