 Thank you. Welcome to the White House, and we'll try to get you back in the shade shortly. I remember back in the campaign of—and I—please sit down. Back in the campaign in 1980, in a speech to the American Legion Convention, I proposed enactment of a peacetime GI bill. One of the great success stories of our time, I think, was the first GI bill passed at the end of World War II. No investment our government has ever made returned better dividends. It gave an entire generation of Americans, for the first time in history, the chance to get a college education. In signing this bill, we're providing not only for the future of our servicemen and women, but for America too. Our military forces are only as good as the men and women who man them, and in this high-tech age, we need an increasingly educated and motivated military guarding our country. I've had the privilege of these last few years to visit often with our military men and women from Quantico to the demilitarized zone in Korea, and I can tell you, they're among the finest bunch this country has ever seen. The perseverance of the crew of the stock demonstrated the caliber of our boys who accept danger manfully, who guard our nation's security with courage and competence and not unfrequently great heroism. They're simply the best. I want to pay a special tribute today to Congressman Sonny Montgomery of Mississippi, the chairman. He is the chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee. His great efforts have made this day possible. Also, the members of both the House and Senate committees who worked so diligently for the passage of this bill, and we also appreciate the support of the many veterans and military organizations represented here today. I thank you all. So many of you have worked so hard to make this day possible. Now that's enough out of me. I'll start writing and sign the bill. Again, thank you all. Thank all these ladies and gentlemen. Thank you, Mr. President.