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Davis/Martin
Title: Ribbon
March 5, 1990
Draft: Three
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: PANAMA CAMPAIGN CEREMONY, Ft. MYERS
10 a.m. Thursday, March 8, 1990
( (Secretary Cheney, General Powell, other acknowledgements);
We are here today to add another campaign streamer to the
roll call of glory, the roster of great American campaigns\
Yorktown, Gettysburg, Normandy\\
and now, Panama. III
todays
Let us never forget that our Armed Forces have always fought
keep
for the children of America, for they are America's future.
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given
of treedom
battle in Panama came of age as America's cities came under + demecring.
hus charge
siege. They ve heard the cries of the crack babies. They've and prople... the
seen the carnage and chaos of the urban drug wars, and the agony
of the addicted. And then they watched as drugs led to the
keep
opports
repression of a whole nation. And the people of that nation --
Panama -- needed us to stand with them, to defend their struggle
for democracy.
for me
lives of
The moment of decision came when the men and women of
service men
1
and the lives of Annuar aitizeno then
America's Armed Forces stationed in Panama were attacked. tweated That's
1
when a silent phrase passed the lips of every American: Enough is
enough. III
Our Armed Forces united in an operation called Just Cause --
and 27,000 of America's finest sprang into action.
2
They descended in C-130s, in choppers, in parachutes. They
came in the cover of darkness, and they came in frontal assault
with the sun at their backs. All braved death. All fought with
distinction. So it is especially fitting that the fabric of this
streamer is woven with the colors of all the services.
Just last week, I had a few of these servicemen and women
over
down to the White House. I heard tales of heroism -- all of them
told with reluctance; all, of them told plainly, as matters of
It was a matter of duty they told me
fact. 1 But there was nothing ordinary about their courage.
I met an Army medic who, though wounded, pulled one
serviceman after another from the line of fire before collapsing.
and yes, the Purple Heart
This medic now wears the Silver Star I met a corporal whose
proudest achievement is not that he stormed the PDF barracks --
but that his unit took the barracks while protecting the lives of
a frightened family. Then I met a sergeant, a jump-master, whose
unit withstood withering fire and suffered several casualties.
But the sergeant told me that he and his men drew courage and
conviction from the wild enthusiasm of the Panamanian people, and
from the support they were getting from back home.
So it is out of recognition of their bravery, that we affix
these streamers. But the greatest tribute goes to the soldiers,\
Armen
to the sailors, to the Marines, who fell. This streamer is,
most of all, for them.
It will adorn the service flags standing just a few feet
from the Oval Office, next to the American flag -- a flag already
lined with the crimson color of sacrifice. It is in honor of
3
every American who died in the defense of liberty that we honor
our flag. That is why we are determined that the American flag
will be consecrated, not desecrated. 1111
Panama was another chapter in a greater epic -- an act of
free men and women in the Revolution of '89 -- a revolution that
also swept the East, and that is now sweeping the globe.
Because of Panamanians whose yearning for freedom is so
strong, that they will brave beatings to go to the polls;
because of young Americans whose commitment to freedom is so
strong, they will brave death to fight for it\\ -- it is because
of them, that the day of the dictator is over.\\\
And the Revolution continues. The people have spoken in
Nicaragua. When they speak in Cuba and Haiti, our Western
hemisphere will be entirely within the compass of freedom. And
when that day comes, it will be the ultimate tribute to those who
have protected our freedom so well, for so long.
Thank you, God bless you and God bless America.
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
MARCH 8, 1990
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON cw
FROM:
MARK DAVIS MD
SUBJECT:
PANAMA CAMPAIGN STREAMER REMARKS
I. SUMMARY:
On Thursday, March 15, you will present the Panama Campaign
Streamers to representatives of the four service branches that
fought in Panama. The ceremony will take place in Ceremonial
Hall, Fort Myer, before an audience of 1200. Colonel Powell and
Secretary Cheney will both speak prior to your remarks. You are
scheduled to speak for 5 to 7 minutes; the remarks will be
prepared on speechcards.
II. DISCUSSION:
The attached remarks express gratitude to the services for
their bravery in Panama, and include references to stories that
you heard during the Feb. 27th meeting with servicemen who were
active in Panama.
Col. Powell's remarks are currently drafted to center around
the history of the streamers and Sec. Cheney's are based on the
symbolism of the streamers and personal anecdotes from his
Christmas visit to Panama. Both remarks praise the dedication of
our forces, their exemplary teamwork, and às professionalism.
Davis/Martin
Title: Ribbon
March 5, 1990
Draft: Three
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: PANAMA CAMPAIGN CEREMONY, Ft. MYERS
10 a.m. Thursday, March 8, 1990
( (Secretary Cheney, General Powell, other acknowledgements))
We are here today to add another campaign streamer to the
roll call of glory, the roster of great American campaigns\\
Yorktown, Gettysburg, Normandy\\
and now, Panama. III
Let us never forget that our Armed Forces have always fought
for the children of America, for they are America's future.
Panama was no different. After all, the generation that went to
battle in Panama came of age as America's cities came under
siege. They've heard the cries of the crack babies. They've
seen the carnage and chaos of the urban drug wars, and the agony
of the addicted. And then they watched as drugs led to the
repression of a whole nation. And the. people of that nation --
Panama -- needed us to stand with them, to defend their struggle
for democracy.
The moment of decision came when the men and women of
America's Armed Forces stationed in Panama were attacked. That's
when a silent phrase passed the lips of every American: Enough is
enough. 111
Our Armed Forces united in an operation called Just Cause --
and 27,000 of America's finest sprang into action.
2
They descended in C-130s, in choppers, in parachutes. They
came in the cover of darkness, and they came in frontal assault
with the sun at their backs. All braved death. All fought with
distinction. So it is especially fitting that the fabric of this
streamer is woven with the colors of all the services.
Just last week, I had a few of these servicemen and women
down to the White House. I heard tales of heroism -- all of them
told with reluctance; all of them told plainly, as matters of
fact. But there was nothing ordinary about their courage.
I met an Army medic who, though wounded, pulled one
serviceman after another from the line of fire before collapsing.
This medic now wears the Silver Star. I met a corporal whose
proudest achievement is not that he stormed the PDF barracks --
but that his unit took the barracks while protecting the lives of
a frightened family. Then I met a sergeant, a jump-master, whose
unit withstood withering fire and suffered several casualties.
But the sergeant told me that he and his men drew courage and
conviction from the wild enthusiasm of the Panamanian people, and
from the support they were getting from back home.
So it is out of recognition of their bravery, that we affix
these streamers. But the greatest tribute goes to the soldiers,
to the sailors, to the Marines, \ who fell. This streamer is,
most of all, for them. 11
It will adorn the service flags standing just a few feet
from the Oval Office, next to the American flag -- a flag already
lined with the crimson color of sacrifice. It is in honor of
3
every American who died in the defense of liberty that we honor
our flag. That is why we are determined that the American flag
will be consecrated, not desecrated. 1111
Panama was another chapter in a greater epic -- an act of
free men and women in the Revolution of '89 -- a revolution that
also swept the East, and that is now sweeping the globe.
Because of Panamanians whose yearning for freedom is so
strong, that they will brave beatings to go to the polls;
because of young Americans whose commitment to freedom is so
strong, they will brave death to fight for it\\ -- it is because
of them, that the day of the dictator is over. 111
And the Revolution continues. The people have spoken in
Nicaragua. When they speak in Cuba and Haiti, our Western
hemisphere will be entirely within the compass of freedom. And
when that day comes, it will be the ultimate tribute to those who
have protected our freedom so well, for so long. -
Thank you, God bless you and God bless America.
#
#
#
Document No. 119984
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
03/07/90
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PANAMA CAMPAIGN STREAMER
SUBJECT:
(03/05 draft three)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
PINKERTON
WINSTON
DEMAREST
WHMO
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
1990
THE WHITE HOUSE
MAR
WASHINGTON
MARCH 8, 1990
Pit 4. 43
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON
cw
FROM:
MARK DAVIS MD
SUBJECT:
PANAMA CAMPAIGN STREAMER REMARKS
I. SUMMARY:
On Thursday, March 15, you will present the Panama Campaign
Streamers to representatives of the four service branches that
fought in Panama. The ceremony will take place in Ceremonial
Hall, Fort Myer, before an audience of 1200. Colonel Powell and
Secretary Cheney will both speak prior to your remarks. You are
scheduled to speak for 5 to 7 minutes; the remarks will be
prepared on speechcards.
II. DISCUSSION:
The attached remarks express gratitude to the services for
their bravery in Panama, and include references to stories that
you heard during the Feb. 27th meeting with servicemen who were
active in Panama.
Col. Powell's remarks are currently drafted to center around
the history of the streamers and Sec. Cheney's are based on the
symbolism of the streamers and personal anecdotes from his
Christmas visit to Panama. Both remarks praise the dedication of
our forces, their exemplary teamwork, and as professionalism.
Davis/Martin
Title: Ribbon
March 5, 1990
Draft: Three
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: PANAMA CAMPAIGN CEREMONY, Ft. MYERS
10 a.m. Thursday, March 8, 1990
((Secretary Cheney, General Powell, other acknowledgements))
We are here today to add another campaign streamer to the
roll call of glory, the roster of great American campaigns\\
Yorktown, Gettysburg, Normandy\\
and now, Panama. III
Let us never forget that our Armed Forces have always fought
for the children of America, for they are America's future.
Panama was no different. After all, the generation that went to
battle in Panama came of age as America's cities came under
siege. They've heard the cries of the crack babies. They've
seen the carnage and chaos of the urban drug wars, and the agony
of the addicted. And then they watched as drugs led to the
repression of a whole nation. And the, people of that nation --
Panama -- needed us to stand with them, to defend their struggle
for democracy.
The moment of decision came when the men and women of
America's Armed Forces stationed in Panama were attacked. That's
when a silent phrase passed the lips of every American: Enough is
enough.
Our Armed Forces united in an operation called Just Cause --
and 27,000 of America's finest sprang into action.
2
They descended in C-130s, in choppers, in parachutes. They
came in the cover of darkness, and they came in frontal assault
with the sun at their backs. All braved death. All fought with
distinction. So it is especially fitting that the fabric of this
streamer is woven with the colors of all the services.
Just last week, I had a few of these servicemen and women
down to the White House. I heard tales of heroism -- all of them
told with reluctance; all of them told plainly, as matters of
fact. But there was nothing ordinary about their courage.
I met an Army medic who, though wounded, pulled one
serviceman after another from the line of fire before collapsing.
This medic now wears the Silver Star. I met a corporal whose
proudest achievement is not that he stormed the PDF barracks --
but that his unit took the barracks while protecting the lives of
a frightened family. Then I met a sergeant, a jump-master, whose
unit withstood withering fire and suffered several casualties.
But the sergeant told me that he and his men drew courage and
conviction from the wild enthusiasm of the Panamanian people, and
from the support they were getting from back home.
So it is out of recognition of their bravery, that we affix
these streamers. But the greatest tribute goes to the soldiers,\
to the sailors, \ to the Marines, \ who fell. This streamer is,
most of all, for them. 11
It will adorn the service flags standing just a few feet
from the Oval Office, next to the American flag -- a flag already
lined with the crimson color of sacrifice. It is in honor of
3
every American who died in the defense of liberty that we honor
our flag. That is why we are determined that the American flag
will be consecrated, not desecrated.
Panama was another chapter in a greater epic -- an act of
free men and women in the Revolution of '89 -- a revolution that
also swept the East, and that is now sweeping the globe.
Because of Panamanians whose yearning for freedom is so
strong, that they will brave beatings to go to the polls; 11
because of young Americans whose commitment to freedom is so
strong, they will brave death to fight for it\\ -- it is because
of them, that the day of the dictator is over.
And the Revolution continues. The people have spoken in
Nicaragua. When they speak in Cuba and Haiti, our Western
hemisphere will be entirely within the compass of freedom. And
when that day comes, it will be the ultimate tribute to those who
have protected our freedom so well, for so long.
Thank you, God bless you and God bless America.
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 7, 1990
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
Deputy Assistant to the President for
Communications
FROM:
BRENT O. HATCH TCH
Associate Counsel to the President
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks -- Panama Campaign Ceremony
Counsel's office has reviewed the above-referenced Presidential
remarks. As the Attorney General has suggested to avoid adverse
effects on the pending case, derogatory references to Noriega
should be deleted. These include:
Paragraph three, last sentence:
"
legion of thugs
"
Paragraph four, last sentence:
"
government of gangsters, "
Paragraph five, second sentence:
"
thugs
"
Thank you for the opportunity to review this matter.
CC: James W. Cicconi
6t 11v L MAR 06
Document No. 119984SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
3/6/90
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
3/7/90 NOON
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PANAMA CAMPAIGN CEREMONY
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WHMO
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than NOON, Wednesday, March 7, with a copy to my
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Davis/Martin
Title: Ribbon
March 5, 1990
1990 MAR -6 Pil 2: 55
Draft: Three
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: PANAMA CAMPAIGN CEREMONY, Ft. MYERS
10 a.m. Thursday, March 8, 1990
( (Secretary Cheney, General Powell, other acknowledgements) )
( (The Panama campaign will be remembered as the first in
which America finally unleashed its secret weapon, something
we've been holding back for a long time, waiting for just the
right opportunity\ -- heavy metal rock music. ))
But, in all seriousness, we are here today to add another
campaign streamer to the roll call of glory, the roster of great
American campaigns\
Yorktown, Gettysburg, the Somme
defensive, Luzon, Normandy\
and now, Panama.
Let us never forget that our Armed Forces fought in Panama
for the children of America. After all, the generation that went
to battle in Panama came of age as America's cities came under
siege. They've heard the cries of the crack babies. They've
seen the carnage of the urban drug wars, and the agony of the
addicted. And then our young Americans in the Armed Forces saw
delete
this same legion of thugs turn on its own people.
They also recalled that Americans and Panamanians once
labored side by side to carve a canal through the rocks and the
mud. Suddenly, the people of Panama needed us to again stand
with them, this time to defend a struggling democracy from a
delete
government of gangsters.
2
But it took one more provocation before Americans were ready
delete
to act. The moment of decision came when the thugs attacked the
men and women of America's Armed Forces stationed in Panama.
That's when a silent phrase passed the lips of every American:
Enough is enough.
Our Armed Forces united in an operation called Just Cause -
- and 26,000 of America's finest sprang into action.
Whether they descended in C-130s or in parachutes; whether
they were as amphibious as SEALS or as stealthy as a goblin in
the night; all braved death. All fought with distinction. So it
is especially fitting that the fabric of this streamer is woven
with the colors of all the services.
Just last week, I had a few of these servicemen and women
down to the White House. I heard tales of heroism -- all of them
told with reluctance; all of them told plainly, as matters of
fact. But there was nothing ordinary about their courage.
I met an Army medic who, though wounded, pulled one
serviceman after another from the line of fire before collapsing.
This medic now wears the Silver Star. I met a corporal whose
proudest achievement is not that he stormed the PDF barracks --
but that his unit took the barracks while protecting the lives of
a frightened family. Then I met a sergeant, a jump-master, whose
unit withstood withering fire and suffered several casualties.
But the sergeant told me that he and his men drew courage and
conviction from the wild enthusiasm of the Panamanian people, and
from the support they were getting from back home.
3
So it is out of recognition of their bravery, that we affix
these banners. But the greatest tribute goes to the soldiers,\
to the sailors, \ to the airmen, to the Marines, \ who fell.
This streamer is, most of all, for them.
It will adorn an American flag standing just a few feet from
the Oval Office, a flag already lined with the crimson color of
sacrifice. It is in honor of every American who died in the
defense of liberty that we honor our flag. That is why we are
determined that the American flag will be consecrated, not
desecrated.
Panama was another chapter in a greater epic -- an act of
free men and women in the Revolution of '89 -- a revolution that
swept the East, and that is now sweeping the West.
Because of Panamanians whose yearning for freedom is so
strong, that they will brave beatings to go to the polls;
because of young Americans whose commitment to freedom is so
strong, they will brave death to fight for it\\ -- it is because
of them, that the day of the dictator is over.
And the Revolution continues. The people have spoken in
Nicaragua. When they speak in Cuba and Haiti, our Western
hemisphere will be entirely within the compass of freedom. And
when that day comes, it will be the ultimate tribute to those who
have protected our freedom so well, for so long.
Thank you, God bless you and God bless America.
#
#
#
Document No. 119984SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
3/6/90
3/7/90 NOON
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PANAMA CAMPAIGN CEREMONY
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WHMO
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than NOON, Wednesday, March 7, with a copy to my
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Rr in
passed virally 3/7
James W. Cicconi
B
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Davis/Martin
Title: Ribbon
March 5, 1990
1990 MAR -6 PM 2: 55
Draft: Three
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: PANAMA CAMPAIGN CEREMONY, Ft. MYERS
10 a.m. Thursday, March 8, 1990
( (Secretary Cheney, General Powell, other acknowledgements) )
( (The Panama campaign will be remembered as the first in
which America finally unleashed its secret weapon, something
we've been holding back for a long time, waiting for just the
right opportunity\ -- heavy metal rock music. ))
But, in all seriousness, we are here today to add another
campaign streamer to the roll call of glory, the roster of great
American campaigns\
Yorktown, Gettysburg, the Somme
defensive, Luzon, Normandy\
and now, Panama
Let us never forget that our Armed Forces fought in Panama
for the children of America. After all, the generation that went
to battle in Panama came of age as America's cities came under
siege. They've heard the cries of the crack babies. They've
seen the carnage of the urban drug wars, and the agony of the
addicted. And then our young Americans in the Armed Forces saw
this same legion of thugs turn on its own people.
They also recalled that Americans and Panamanians once
labored side by side to carve a canal through the rocks and the
mud. Suddenly, the people of Panama needed us to again stand
with them, this time to defend a struggling democracy from a
government of gangsters.
2
But it took one more provocation before Americans were ready
to act. The moment of decision came when the thugs attacked the
men and women of America's Armed Forces stationed in Panama.
That's when a silent phrase passed the lips of every American:
Enough is enough
Our Armed Forces united in an operation called Just Cause -
- and 26,000 of America's finest sprang into action.
Whether they descended in C-130s or in parachutes; whether
they were as amphibious as SEALS or as stealthy as a goblin in
the night; all braved death. All fought with distinction. So it
is especially fitting that the fabric of this streamer is woven
with the colors of all the services.
Just last week, I had a few of these servicemen and women
IN
down to the White House. I heard tales of heroism -- all of them
told with reluctance; all of them told plainly, as matters of
fact. But there was nothing ordinary about their courage.
I met an Army medic who, though wounded, pulled one
serviceman after another from the line of fire before collapsing.
This medic now wears the Silver Star. I met a corporal whose
proudest achievement is not that he stormed the PDF barracks --
but that his unit took the barracks while protecting the lives of
a frightened family. Then I met a sergeant, a jump-master, whose
unit withstood withering fire and suffered several casualties.
But the sergeant told me that he and his men drew courage and
conviction from the wild enthusiasm of the Panamanian people, and
from the support they were getting from back home.
3
So it is out of recognition of their bravery, that we affix
streamen
these banners. But the greatest tribute goes to the soldiers, \
to the sailors, \ to the airmen \ to the Marines, \ who fell.
This streamer is, most of all, for them. \\
It will adorn an American flag standing just a few feet from
the Service flags
the Oval Office, a flag already lined with the crimson color of
sacrifice. It is in honor of every American who died in the
defense of liberty that we honor our flag. That is why we are
determined that the American flag will be consecrated, not
desecrated.
Panama was another chapter in a greater epic -- an act of
free men and women in the Revolution of '89 -- a revolution that
swept the East, and that is now sweeping the West.
Because of Panamanians whose yearning for freedom is so
strong, that they will brave beatings to go to the polls;
because of young Americans whose commitment to freedom is so
strong, they will brave death to fight for it\\ it -- it is because
of them, that the day of the dictator is over. \\\
And the Revolution continues. The people have spoken in
Nicaragua. When they speak in Cuba and Haiti, our Western
hemisphere will be entirely within the compass of freedom. And
when that day comes, it will be the ultimate tribute to those who
have protected our freedom so well, for so long.
Thank you, God bless you and God bless America.
#
#
#
Document No. 119984SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
3/6/90
3/7/90 NOON
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PANAMA CAMPAIGN CEREMONY
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WHMO
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than NOON, Wednesday, March 7, with a copy to my
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE: See comments
IS 16:21A :21d L MAR 06
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Davis/Martin
Title: Ribbon
March 5, 1990
1990 MAR -6 PM 2: 55
Draft: Three
Myer
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: PANAMA CAMPAIGN CEREMONY, Ft. MYERS
10 a.m. Thursday, March 8, 1990
( (Secretary Cheney, General Powell, other acknowledgements) )
((The Panama campaign will be remembered as the first in
1st paragraph
which America finally unleashed its secret weapon, something
inapproperiate Recommend we've been holding back for a long time, waiting for just the
dropping
right opportunity\ -- heavy metal rock music. ))
start here
Dotsen
But, in all seriousness, We are here today to add another
X 3554
campaign streamer to the roll call of glory, the roster of great
American campaigns\
Yorktown, Gettysburg, the Somme
defensive, Luzon, Normandy\
....
and now, Panama.
Let us never forget that our Armed Forces fought in Panama
for the children of America. After all, the generation that went
to battle in Panama came of age as America's cities came under
siege. They've heard the cries of the crack babies. They've
seen the carnage of the urban drug wars, and the agony of the
addicted. And then our young Americans in the Armed Forces saw
this same legion of thugs turn on its own people.
They also recalled that Americans and Panamanians once
labored side by side to carve a canal through the rocks and the
mud. Suddenly, the people of Panama needed us to again stand
with them, this time to defend a struggling democracy from a
government of gangsters.
2
But it took one more provocation before Americans were ready
to act. The moment of decision came when the thugs attacked the
men and women of America's Armed Forces stationed in Panama.
That's when a silent phrase passed the lips of every American:
Enough is enough
Our Armed Forces united in an operation called Just Cause -
- and 26,000 of America's finest sprang into action.
Whether they descended in C-130s or in parachutes; whether
they were as amphibious as SEALS or as stealthy as a goblin in
the night; all braved death. All fought with distinction. So it
is especially fitting that the fabric of this streamer is woven
with the colors of all the services.
Just last week, I had a few of these servicemen and women
down to the White House. I heard tales of heroism -- all of them
told with reluctance; all of them told plainly, as matters of
fact. But there was nothing ordinary about their courage.
I met an Army medic who, though wounded, pulled one
serviceman after another from the line of fire before collapsing.
This medic now wears the Silver Star. I met a corporal whose
proudest achievement is not that he stormed the PDF barracks --
but that his unit took the barracks while protecting the lives of
a frightened family. Then I met a sergeant, a jump-master, whose
unit withstood withering fire and suffered several casualties.
But the sergeant told me that he and his men drew courage and
conviction from the wild enthusiasm of the Panamanian people, and
from the support they were getting from back home.
3
So it is out of recognition of their bravery, that we affix
these banners. But the greatest tribute goes to the soldiers,\
to the sailors, \ to the airmen, \ to the Marines, who fell.
This streamer is, most of all, for them. 11
It will adorn an American flag standing just a few feet from
the Oval Office, a flag already lined with the crimson color of
sacrifice. It is in honor of every American who died in the
defense of liberty that we honor our flag. That is why we are
determined that the American flag will be consecrated, not
desecrated. \\\\
Panama was another chapter in a greater epic -- an act of
free men and women in the Revolution of '89 -- a revolution that
swept the East, and that is now sweeping the West.
Because of Panamanians whose yearning for freedom is so
strong, that they will brave beatings to go to the polls;
because of young Americans whose commitment to freedom is so
strong, they will brave death to fight for it\\ -- it is because
of them, that the day of the dictator is over.
And the Revolution continues. The people have spoken in
Nicaragua. When they speak in Cuba and Haiti, our Western
hemisphere will be entirely within the compass of freedom. And
when that day comes, it will be the ultimate tribute to those who
have protected our freedom so well, for so long.
Thank you, God bless you and God bless America.
#
#
#
Document No. 119984SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
3/6/90
3/7/90 NOON
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PANAMA CAMPAIGN CEREMONY
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WHMO
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than NOON, Wednesday, March 7, with a copy to my
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
NO comments 3-7-90
so : 110 L MAR 06
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 6, 1990
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER RBP
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Panama Campaign Ceremony
We have reviewed the attached draft and have no suggested
changes from a policy standpoint.
CC: James W. Cicconi
ES : Olv L MAR 06
Document No. 119984SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
3/6/90
3/7/90 NOON
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PANAMA CAMPAIGN CEREMONY
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WHMO
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than NOON, Wednesday, March 7, with a copy to my
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Davis/Martin
Title: Ribbon
March 5, 1990
1990 MAR 6 PM 2: 55
Draft: Three
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: PANAMA CAMPAIGN CEREMONY, Ft. MYERS
10 a.m. Thursday, March 8, 1990
( (Secretary Cheney, General Powell, other acknowledgements) )
( (The Panama campaign will be remembered as the first in
which America finally unleashed its secret weapon, something
we've been holding back for a long time, waiting for just the
right opportunity\\ -- heavy metal rock music. ))\\\
But, in all seriousness, we are here today to add another
campaign streamer to the roll call of glory, the roster of great
American campaigns\
Yorktown, Gettysburg, the Somme.
defensive, Luzon, Normandy\
and now, Panama.
Let us never forget that our Armed Forces fought in Panama
for the children of America. After all, the generation that went
to battle in Panama came of age as America's cities came under
siege. They've heard the cries of the crack babies. They've
seen the carnage of the urban drug wars, and the agony of the
addicted. And then our young Americans in the Armed Forces saw
this same legion of thugs turn on its own people.
They also recalled that Americans and Panamanians once
labored side by side to carve a canal through the rocks and the
mud. Suddenly, the people of Panama needed us to again stand
with them, this time to defend a struggling democracy from a
government of gangsters.
2
But it took one more provocation before Americans were ready
to act. The moment of decision came when the thugs attacked the
men and women of America's Armed Forces stationed in Panama.
That's when a silent phrase passed the lips of every American:
Enough is enough.
Our Armed Forces united in an operation called Just Cause -
- and 26,000 of America's finest sprang into action.
Whether they descended in C-130s or in parachutes; whether
they were as amphibious as SEALS or as stealthy as a goblin in
the night; all braved death. All fought with distinction. So it
is especially fitting that the fabric of this streamer is woven
with the colors of all the services.
Just last week, I had a few of these servicemen and women
down to the White House. I heard tales of heroism -- all of them
told with reluctance; all of them told plainly, as matters of
fact. But there was nothing ordinary about their courage.
I met an Army medic who, though wounded, pulled one
serviceman after another from the line of fire before collapsing.
This medic now wears the Silver Star. I met a corporal whose
proudest achievement is not that he stormed the PDF barracks --
but that his unit took the barracks while protecting the lives of
a frightened family. Then I met a sergeant, a jump-master, whose
unit withstood withering fire and suffered several casualties.
But the sergeant told me that he and his men drew courage and
conviction from the wild enthusiasm of the Panamanian people, and
from the support they were getting from back home.
3
So it is out of recognition of their bravery, that we affix
these banners. But the greatest tribute goes to the soldiers,
to the sailors, \ to the airmen, \ to the Marines, who fell. 11
This streamer is, most of all, for them. 11
It will adorn an American flag standing just a few feet from
the Oval Office, a flag already lined with the crimson color of
sacrifice. It is in honor of every American who died in the
defense of liberty that we honor our flag. That is why we are
determined that the American flag will be consecrated, not
desecrated.
Panama was another chapter in a greater epic -- an act of
free men and women in the Revolution of '89 -- a revolution that
swept the East, and that is now sweeping the West.
Because of Panamanians whose yearning for freedom is so
strong, that they will brave beatings to go to the polls;
because of young Americans whose commitment to freedom is so
strong, they will brave death to fight for it\ -- it is because
of them, that the day of the dictator is over.
And the Revolution continues. The people have spoken in
Nicaragua. When they speak in Cuba and Haiti, our Western
hemisphere will be entirely within the compass of freedom. And
when that day comes, it will be the ultimate tribute to those who
have protected our freedom so well, for so long.
Thank you, God bless you and God bless America.
#
#
#
Document No. 119984SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
90 FEB 4 A.9: 28
DATE: 3/6/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
3/7/90 NOON
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PANAMA CAMPAIGN CEREMONY
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WHMO
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than NOON, Wednesday, March 7, with a copy to my
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
No Comment
3/6/90
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
1993
THE WHITE HOUSE
MAR
WASHINGTON
MARCH 8, 1990
PM 4. 43
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON cw
THE PRESIDENT HAS
3/8/90
FROM:
MARK DAVIS MD
SUBJECT:
PANAMA CAMPAIGN STREAMER REMARKS
I. SUMMARY:
8
On Thursday, March you will present the Panama Campaign
Streamers to representatives of the four service branches that
fought in Panama. The ceremony will take place in Ceremonial
Hall, Fort Myer, before an audience of 1200. Colonel Powell and
Secretary Cheney will both speak prior to your remarks. You are
scheduled to speak for 5 to 7 minutes; the remarks will be
prepared on speechcards.
II. DISCUSSION:
The attached remarks express gratitude to the services for
their bravery in Panama, and include references to stories that
you heard during the Feb. 27th meeting with servicemen who were
active in Panama.
Col. Powell's remarks are currently drafted to center around
the history of the streamers and Sec. Cheney's are based on the
symbolism of the streamers and personal anecdotes from his
Christmas visit to Panama. Both remarks praise the dedication of
our forces, their exemplary teamwork, and 25 professionalism.
Document No. 119984SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
3/6/90
3/7/90 NOON
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PANAMA CAMPAIGN CEREMONY
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WHMO
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than NOON, Wednesday, March 7, with a copy to my
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
OK S.R
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Davis/Martin
Title: Ribbon
March 5, 1990
1990 MAR -6 PM 2: 55
Draft: Three
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: PANAMA CAMPAIGN CEREMONY, Ft. MYERS
10 a.m. Thursday, March 8, 1990
( (Secretary Cheney, General Powell, other acknowledgements))
( (The Panama campaign will be remembered as the first in
which America finally unleashed its secret weapon, something
we've been holding back for a long time, waiting for just the
right opportunity\\ -- heavy metal rock music. ))
But, in all seriousness, we are here today to add another
campaign streamer to the roll call of glory, the roster of great
American campaigns\
Yorktown, Gettysburg, the Somme
defensive, Luzon, Normandy\
and now, Panama.
Let us never forget that our Armed Forces fought in Panama
for the children of America. After all, the generation that went
to battle in Panama came of age as America's cities came under
siege. They've heard the cries of the crack babies. They've
seen the carnage of the urban drug wars, and the agony of the
addicted. And then our young Americans in the Armed Forces saw
this same legion of thugs turn on its own people.
They also recalled that Americans and Panamanians once
labored side by side to carve a canal through the rocks and the
mud. Suddenly, the people of Panama needed us to again stand
with them, this time to defend a struggling democracy from a
government of gangsters.
2
But it took one more provocation before Americans were ready
to act. The moment of decision came when the thugs attacked the
men and women of America's Armed Forces stationed in Panama.
That's when a silent phrase passed the lips of every American:
Enough is enough
Our Armed Forces united in an operation called Just Cause -
- and 26,000 of America's finest sprang into action.
Whether they descended in C-130s or in parachutes; whether
they were as amphibious as SEALS or as stealthy as a goblin in
the night; all braved death. All fought with distinction. So it
is especially fitting that the fabric of this streamer is woven
with the colors of all the services.
Just last week, I had a few of these servicemen and women
down to the White House. I heard tales of heroism -- all of them
told with reluctance; all of them told plainly, as matters of
fact. But there was nothing ordinary about their courage.
I met an Army medic who, though wounded, pulled one
serviceman after another from the line of fire before collapsing.
This medic now wears the Silver Star. I met a corporal whose
proudest achievement is not that he stormed the PDF barracks --
but that his unit took the barracks while protecting the lives of
a frightened family. Then I met a sergeant, a jump-master, whose
unit withstood withering fire and suffered several casualties.
But the sergeant told me that he and his men drew courage and
conviction from the wild enthusiasm of the Panamanian people, and
from the support they were getting from back home.
3
So it is out of recognition of their bravery, that we affix
these banners. But the greatest tribute goes to the soldiers,\
to the sailors, \ to the airmen, \ to the Marines, who fell.
This streamer is, most of all, for them.
It will adorn an American flag standing just a few feet from
the Oval Office, a flag already lined with the crimson color of
sacrifice. It is in honor of every American who died in the
defense of liberty that we honor our flag. That is why we are
determined that the American flag will be consecrated, not
desecrated. \\\\
Panama was another chapter in a greater epic -- an act of
free men and women in the Revolution of '89 -- a revolution that
swept the East, and that is now sweeping the West.
Because of Panamanians whose yearning for freedom is so
strong, that they will brave beatings to go to the polls;
because of young Americans whose commitment to freedom is so
strong, they will brave death to fight for it\\ -- it is because
of them, that the day of the dictator is over.
And the Revolution continues. The people have spoken in
Nicaragua. When they speak in Cuba and Haiti, our Western
hemisphere will be entirely within the compass of freedom. And
when that day comes, it will be the ultimate tribute to those who
have protected our freedom so well, for so long.
Thank you, God bless you and God bless America.
#
#
#
Document No. 119984SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 3/6/90
3/7/90 NOON
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PANAMA CAMPAIGN CEREMONY
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE N/C
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER N/C
DARMAN
ROGICH N/C
BATES N/C
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON N/C
FITZWATER
WHMO
Christina
GRAY
has bootleg
connerts (verbal)
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than NOON, Wednesday, March 7, with a copy to my
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Davis/Martin
Title: Ribbon
March 5, 1990
1990 MAR -6 PM 2: 55
Draft: Three
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: PANAMA CAMPAIGN CEREMONY, Ft. MYERS
10 a.m. Thursday, March 8, 1990
( (Secretary Cheney, General Powell, other acknowledgements) )
((The Panama campaign will be remembered as the first in
?
which America finally unleashed its secret weapon, something
we've been holding back for a long time, waiting for just the
right opportunity\ -- heavy metal rock music. )) III
But, in all seriousness we are here today to add another
campaign streamer to the roll call of glory, the roster of great
American campaigns\
Yorktown, Gettysburg, the Somme
defensive, Luzon, Normandy\
and now, Panama.
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Let us never forget that our Armed Forces fought in Panama
For they are America's future. In Pauama, it was no different.
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for the children of America. After all, the generation that went
to battle in Panama came of age as America's cities came under
siege. They've heard the cries of the crack babies. They've
and Chaos
seen the carnage of the urban drug wars, and the agony of the
They watched with all americans as
addicted. And then our young Americans in the Armed Forces saw
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this same legion of thugs turn on its own people.
They also recalled that Americans and Panamanians once
labored side by side to carve a canal through the rocks and the
mud. Suddenly, the people of Panama needed us to again stand
their stuggle for
with them this time to defend a struggling democracy from a
government of gangsters.
2
But it took one more provocation before Americans were ready
to act. The moment of decision came when the thugs attacked the
were
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men and women of America's Armed Forces stationed in Panama
That's when a silent phrase passed the lips of every American:
Enough is enough
Our Armed Forces united in an operation called Just Cause -
- and 26,000 of America's finest sprang into action.
CHOPPER etc.
Whether they descended in C-130s or in parachutes; whether
they were as amphibious as SEALS or as stealthy as a goblin in
the night; all braved death. All fought with distinction. So it
is especially fitting that the fabric of this streamer is woven
with the colors of all the services.
Just last week, I had a few of these servicemen and women
down to the White House. I heard tales of heroism -- all of them
told with reluctance; all of them told plainly, as matters of
fact. But there was nothing ordinary about their courage.
I met an Army medic who, though wounded, pulled one
serviceman after another from the line of fire before collapsing.
This medic now wears the Silver Star. I met a corporal whose
proudest achievement is not that he stormed the PDF barracks --
but that his unit took the barracks while protecting the lives of
a frightened family. Then I met a sergeant, a jump-master, whose
unit withstood withering fire and suffered several casualties.
But the sergeant told me that he and his men drew courage and
conviction from the wild enthusiasm of the Panamanian people, and
from the support they were getting from back home.
3
So it is out of recognition of their bravery, that we affix
streamers
these banners. But the greatest tribute goes to the soldiers, \
to the sailors, t to the airmen to the Marines, \ who fell. \\
This streamer is, most of all, for them.
the Service
It will adorn an American flags standing just a few feet from
the Oval Office, a flag already lined with the crimson color of
sacrifice. It is in honor of every American who died in the
defense of liberty that we honor our flag. That is why we are
determined that the American flag will be consecrated, not
desecrated.
Panama was another chapter in a greater epic -- an act of
free men and women in the Revolution of '89 -- a revolution that also
globe
swept the East, and that is now sweeping the West.
Because of Panamanians whose yearning for freedom is so
strong, that they will brave beatings to go to the polls;
because of young Americans whose commitment to freedom is so
strong, they will brave death to fight for it it\\ -- it is because
of them, that the day of the dictator is over. \\\
And the Revolution continues. The people have spoken in
Nicaragua. When they speak in Cuba and Haiti, our Western
hemisphere will be entirely within the compass of freedom. And
when that day comes, it will be the ultimate tribute to those who
have protected our freedom so well, for so long.
Thank you, God bless you and God bless America.
#
#
#
Document No. 119984SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
3/6/90
DATE:
3/7/90 NOON
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PANAMA CAMPAIGN CEREMONY
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WHMO
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than NOON, Wednesday, March 7, with a copy to my
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
you comments XX
80 8y s FEB 08
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Davis/Martin
Title: Ribbon
March 5, 1990
1990 MAR -6 PM 2: 55
Draft: Three
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: PANAMA CAMPAIGN CEREMONY, Ft. MYERS
10 a.m. Thursday, March 8, 1990
( (Secretary Cheney, General Powell, other acknowledgements))
( (The Panama campaign will be remembered as the first in
which America finally unleashed its secret weapon, something
we've been holding back for a long time, waiting for just the
right opportunity\ -- heavy metal rock music. ) ) \\\\
But, in all seriousness, we are here today to add another
campaign streamer to the roll call of glory, the roster of great
American campaigns\
Yorktown, Gettysburg, the Somme
Two Jima, Inchon;
defensive, Luzon, Normandy\
and now, Panama.
have always
Let us never forget that our Armed Forces fought in Panama
For America's then are Panama it was no.different
for the children of America After all, the generation that went
to battle in Panama came of age as America's cities came under
siege. They've heard the cries of the crack babies. They've
and choos
seen the carnage of the urban drug wars, and the agony of the
They watched with all Americans as
addicted. And then our young Americans in the Armed Forces saw
a
this same legion of thugs turn on its own people.
They also recalled that Americans and Panamanians once
labored side by side to carve a canal through the rocks and the
mud. Suddenly the people of Panama needed us to again stand
their struggle for
with them, this time to defend a struggling democracy from a
government of gangsters.
As the moment of American resolve drew closer, the
ever more
tyeanny in Panama grew palpable. finally,
2
But it took one more provocation before Americans were ready
to act. The moment of decision came when the thugs attacked the
men and women of America's Armed Forces stationed in Panama
That's when a silent phrase passed the lips of every American:
Enough is enough.
Our Armed Forces united in an operation called Just Cause -
- and 26,000 of America's finest sprang into action.
in choppers;
Whether They descended in C-130s; or in parachutes; whether
came in the under cover of darkness,
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they were. as amphibious as SEALS or as stealthy as a goblin in
they came in frontal assumet with the sun at tein backs. They came as SEALS and STEALTH and SALLORS
the night; All braved death. All fought with distinction. It
found braved
is especially fitting that the fabric of this streamer is woven
with the colors of all the services.
Just last week, I had a few of these servicemen and women
down to the White House. I heard tales of heroism -- all of them
told with reluctance; all of them told plainly, as matters of
fact. But there was nothing ordinary about their courage.
I met an Army medic who, though wounded, pulled one
serviceman after another from the line of fire before collapsing.
This medic now wears the Silver Star. I met a corporal whose
proudest achievement is not that he stormed the PDF barracks --
but that his unit took the barracks while protecting the lives of
a frightened family. Then I met a sergeant, a jump-master, whose
unit withstood withering fire and suffered several casualties.
But the sergeant told me that he and his men drew courage and
conviction from the wild enthusiasm of the Panamanian people, and
from the support they were getting from back home.
3
So it is out of recognition of their bravery, that we affix
these banners. But the greatest tribute goes to the soldiers,
to the sailors, \ to the airmen, to the Marines, who fell.
This streamer is, most of all, for them. 11
It will adorn an American flag standing just a few feet from
the Oval Office, a flag already lined with the crimson color of
sacrifice. It is in honor of every American who died in the
defense of liberty that we honor our flag. That is why we are
determined that the American flag will be consecrated, not
desecrated.
Panama was another chapter in a greater epic -- an act of
free men and women in the Revolution of '89 -- a revolution that
swept the East, and that is now sweeping the West.
Because of Panamanians whose yearning for freedom is so
strong, that they will brave beatings to go to the polls;
because of young Americans whose commitment to freedom is so
strong, they will brave death to fight for it -- it is because
of them, that the day of the dictator is over.
And the Revolution continues. The people have spoken in
Nicaragua. When they speak in Cuba and Haiti, our Western
hemisphere will be entirely within the compass of freedom. And
when that day comes, it will be the ultimate tribute to those who
have protected our freedom so well, for so long.
Thank you, God bless you and God bless America.
#
#
#
Document No. 119984SS
1751
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
3/6/90
3/7/90 NOON
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PANAMA CAMPAIGN CEREMONY
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WHMO
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than NOON, Wednesday, March 7, with a copy to my
office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
March 7, 1990
TO: CHRISS WINSTON
The NSC concurs with changes noted.
65 :1d L MAR 06
Brent Kjatus Scowcroft
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
CC: James Cicconi
Davis/Martin
Title: Ribbon
March 5, 1990
1990 MAR -6 PM 2: 55
Draft: Three
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: PANAMA CAMPAIGN CEREMONY, Ft. MYERS
10 a.m. Thursday, March 8, 1990
Suggest This BE debated SINCE IT WAS A CONTROUSASIAL
Action AND WAS NOT TURNSS 0/4 AS guicbly AS ORDEREJ,
( (Secretary Cheney, General Powell, other acknowledgements) )
The Panama campaign will be remembered as the first in
which America finally unleashed its secret weapon, something
we've been holding back for a long time, waiting for just the
right opportunity\ -- heavy metal rock music. ))
But, in all seriousness, we are here today to add another
campaign streamer to the roll call of glory, the roster of great
American campaigns \\
Yorktown, Gettysburg, the Somme
while The
defensive, Luzon, Normandy\
....
and now, Panama.
Thicam PAIGIV was NOT on NV some SCALE, The SAML COURAGE Didscotion'
Let us never forget that our Armed Forces fought in Panama
and
NP
for the children of America. After all, the generation that went
to battle in Panama came of age as America's cities came under
siege. They've heard the cries of the crack babies. They've
seen the carnage of the urban drug wars, and the agony of the
addicted. And then our young Americans in the Armed Forces saw
this same legion of thugs turn on its own people.
They also recalled that Americans and Panamanians once
labored side by side to carve a canal through the rocks and the
shills was demonstrated
mud Suddenly, the people of Panama needed us to again stand
with them, this time to defend a struggling democracy from a
government of gangsters.
2
But it took one more provocation before Americans were ready
to act. The moment of decision came when the thugs attacked the
men and women of America's Armed Forces stationed in Panama.
That's when a silent phrase passed the lips of every American:
Enough is enough.
Our Armed Forces united in an operation called Just Cause -
- and 26,000 of America's finest sprang into action.
Whether they descended in C-130s or in parachutes; whether
they were as amphibious as SEALS or as stealthy as a goblin in
the night; all braved death. All fought with distinction. So it
is especially fitting that the fabric of this streamer is woven
with the colors of all the services.
Just last week, I had a few of these servicemen and women
down to the White House. I heard tales of heroism -- all of them
told with reluctance; all of them told plainly, as matters of
fact. But there was nothing ordinary about their courage.
I met an Army medic who, though wounded, pulled one
serviceman after another from the line of fire before collapsing.
This medic now wears the Silver Star. I met a corporal whose
proudest achievement is not that he stormed the PDF barracks --
but that his unit took the barracks while protecting the lives of
a frightened family. Then I met a sergeant, a jump-master, whose
unit withstood withering fire and suffered several casualties.
But the sergeant told me that he and his men drew courage and
conviction from the wild enthusiasm of the Panamanian people, and
from the support they were getting from back home.
3
So it is out of recognition of their bravery, that we affix
these banners. But the greatest tribute goes to the soldiers,
to the sailors, \ to the airmen, \ to the Marines, who fell. \\
This streamer is, most of all, for them.
It will adorn an American flag standing just a few feet from
the Oval Office, a flag already lined with the crimson color of
sacrifice. It is in honor of every American who died in the
defense of liberty that we honor our flag. That is why we are
determined that the American flag will be consecrated, not
desecrated.
Panama was another chapter in a greater epic -- an act of
DEMOCRATIC
free men and women in the Revolution of '89 -- a revolution that
WAVE
was
IN LOTIN
swept the East, and that is now sweeping the GLOBS
Drines bsFore
Because of Panamanians whose yearning for freedom is so
SASTSUBUPE
strong, that they will brave beatings to go to the polls;
because of young Americans whose commitment to freedom is so
strong, they will brave death to fight for it\\ -- it is because
of them, that the day of the dictator is over.
And the Revolution continues. The people have spoken in
Nicaragua. When they speak in Cuba and Haiti, our Western
hemisphere will be entirely within the compass of freedom. And
when that day comes, it will be the ultimate tribute to those who
have protected our freedom so well, for so long.
Thank you, God bless you and God bless America.
#
#
#
Mar. 8 / Administration of George Bush, 1990
ment and a search for new and innovative
Remarks at a Presentation Ceremony
technical approaches to the Moon and Mars
for the Panama Campaign Streamer at
missions.
Fort Myer, Virginia
The policy consists of the following ele-
March 8, 1990
ments:
Thank you all very much, Secretary [of
The initiative will include both lunar
Defense] Cheney and General Powell
and Mars program elements.
[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff], and
all the members of the Joint Chiefs, service
The early program will focus on tech-
secretaries, men and women of the Armed
nology development with a search for
Forces. We are here today to add another
new and innovative approaches and
campaign streamer to the rollcall of glory,
technologies.
the roster of great American campaigns:
The program will include investment
Yorktown, Gettysburg, Normandy, and now,
in high leverage innovative technol-
Panama. Let us never forget that our
ogies with potential to make a major
Armed Forces have always fought for the
impact on cost, schedule, and/or per-
children of America, for they are America's
formance.
future. Panama was no different. The chil-
dren of Panama deserve a future of free-
The program will take at least several
dom and democracy. And the people of
years defining two or more significant-
that nation, Panama, needed us to stand
ly different human space exploration
with them to defend that struggle for de-
reference architectures, while develop-
mocracy and for the opportunity that
ing and demonstrating technology
Americans have enjoyed for over 200 years.
broad enough to support all. Selection
The moment of decision came from me
of a baseline program architecture will
when the lives of America's servicemen sta-
occur after that time.
tioned in Panama and the lives of American
citizens there were threatened. That's when
The program will perform mission,
a silent phrase passed the lips, I think, of
concept, and system analysis studies in
parallel with technology development.
every American: Enough is enough. Our
Armed Forces united in an operation ap-
The program will include robotic sci-
propriately labeled Just Cause, and 27,000
ence missions.
of America's finest sprang into action. They
descended in C-130's, choppers, para-
By spurring research and development
chutes. They came in the cover of darkness,
in high technology fields, the space
and they came in frontal assault with the
program will help promote American
sun at their backs. All braved death. All
economic leadership.
fought with distinction. So, it is especially
fitting that the fabric of this streamer is
The program will require the efforts of
woven with the colors of all the services.
several agencies. NASA [National Aero-
Just last week, General Powell and Gen-
nautics and Space Administration] will
eral Thurman [Commander of SOUTH-
be the principal implementing agency.
COM] brought a few of these service men
The Department of Defense and the
and women over to the White House. I
Department of Energy will also have
heard tales of heroism, all of them told with
major roles in the conduct of technolo-
reluctance, all of them told plainly and as
gy development and concept defini-
matters of fact. And it was a matter of duty,
tion. The National Space Council will
they told me. I met an Army medic who,
coordinate the development of an im-
though wounded, pulled one serviceman
plementation strategy for the explora-
after another from the line of fire before
tion initiative by the three agencies. To
collapsing. This medic now wears the Silver
facilitate coordination, the Department
Star and the Purple Heart. I met a corporal
of Energy will be added as a formal
whose proudest achievement is not that he
member of the National Space Council.
stormed the PDF [Panamanian Defense
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Administration of George Bush, 1990 / Mar. 8
Forces] barracks, but that his unit took the
Cheney; Gen. Colin L. Powell, Chairman of
barracks while protecting the lives of a
the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Gen. Maxwell R.
frightened family. Then I met a sergeant, a
Thurman, commander in chief of the U.S.
jump master, whose unit withstood wither-
Southern Command; and Lt. Gen. Carl
ing fire and suffered severe casualties. But
Stiner, commanding general of the XVIII
the sergeant told me that he and his men
Airborne Corps.
drew courage and conviction from the wild
enthusiasm of the Panamanian people and
from support that they were getting from
back here, back here at home in the United
States.
Remarks at the National Transportation
So, it's out of recognition of their bravery
Policy Meeting
that we affix these streamers. But the great-
March 8, 1990
est tribute goes to the soldiers, the sailors,
the marines who fell. This streamer is, most
Well, Sam, thank you very, very much.
of all, for them. It will adorn the service
And Deputy Secretary Elaine Chao and to
flags standing just a few feet from the Oval
our able Commandant of the Coast Guard
Office, next to the American flag, a flag
and to Dr. Larson, who did such heroic
already lined with the crimson color of sac-
work on all this, thank you all for being
rifice. It is in honor of every American who
here-Governor, so many Members of Con-
died in the defense of liberty that we honor
gress here. And as some of you may know,
our flag. That is why I am determined that
after Sam Skinner, our able Secretary of
the American flag will be consecrated, not
Transportation, became Secretary, he took
desecrated.
time to earn a license as a jet pilot. I've
Panama was another chapter in a great
wondered: if I'd named him Secretary of
epic, an act of free men and women in the
Agriculture would he have been out milk-
Revolution of '89-a revolution that also
ing the cows? [Laughter] But nevertheless,
swept the East and that is now sweeping
here he is.
the globe. Because of Panamanians whose
But his leadership derives from experi-
yearning for freedom is so strong that they
ence. And it's experience and solid analysis
will brave beatings to go to the polls, be-
that has shaped this transportation policy
cause of young Americans whose commit-
that we're unveiling today. No sector is
0
ment to freedom is so strong that they will
more important to the American economy
y
brave death to fight for it-it is because of
than transportation. It's an $800-billion-a-
a-
them that the day of the dictator truly is
year business with $5 trillion worth of
over. And the revolution continues. The
assets. To say that it's important to our qual-
le
people have spoken in Nicaragua. When
ity of life, the flow of commerce, and really
they speak in Cuba and Haiti, our Western
to our national security, is a gross under-
ly
Hemisphere will be entirely within the
statement. As world trade grows even
is
compass of freedom. And when that day
larger, as we continue our leadership in an
es.
comes, it will be the ultimate tribute to
increasingly global society, we will become
n-
those who have protected our freedom so
even more dependent on transportation
H-
well for so long.
than we are today. And when transporta-
en
It is a great privilege, indeed an honor,
tion lags or is congested, when people and
I
for me to be here today to salute our Secre-
goods are stranded in traffic or in airports,
ith
tary, Dick Cheney; our Chairman, Colin
we'll suffer. And when people and goods
as
Powell; the other members of the Chiefs;
flow through a responsive, well-maintained,
ty,
General Thurman; General Stiner; and the
and efficient transportation system, our
no,
men and women who fought so bravely in
quality of life improves with it.
an
Panama. Thank you, God bless you and God
For over 200 years, since the days of
ore
bless the United States of America.
barges and riverboats, America has grown
ver
and prospered with our transportation
ral
Note: The President spoke at 10:25 a.m. in
system. Our competitive stake will depend
he
the Ceremonial Hall. In his remarks, he re-
no less on American transportation leader-
nse
ferred to Secretary of Defense Richard B.
ship in the future. And still, too often we
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Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
March 8, 1990
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AT PANAMA CAMPAIGN STREAMER
CEREMONY
Ft. Myer, Virginia
10:25 A.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much. Secretary
Cheney and General Powell, and all the members of the Joint Chiefs.
Service secretaries, men and women of the Armed Forces. We are here
today to add another campaign streamer to the roll call of glory, the
roster of great American campaigns: Yorktown, Gettysburg, Normandy
-- and now, Panama.
Let us never forget that our Armed Forces have always
fought for the children of America, for they are America's future.
Panama was no different. The children of Panama deserve a future of
freedom and democracy. And the people of that nation, Panama, needed
us to stand with them to defend that struggle for democracy and for
the opportunity that Americans have enjoyed for over 200 years.
The moment of decision came from me when the lives of
America's servicemen stationed in Panama and the lives of American
citizens there were threatened. That's when a silent phrase passed
the lips, I think, of every American: Enough is enough.
Our Armed Forces united in an operation appropriately
labeled "Just Cause," and 27,000 of America's finest sprang into
action. They descended in C-130s, choppers, parachutes. They came
in the cover of darkness, and they came in frontal assault with the
sun at their backs. All braved death. All fought with distinction.
So it is especially fitting that the fabric of this streamer is woven
with the colors of all the services.
Just last week, General Powell and General Thurman
brought a few of these servicemen and women over to the White House.
I heard tales of heroism -- all of them told with reluctance; all of
them told plainly, and as matters of fact. And it was a matter of
duty, they told me.
I met an Army medic who, though wounded, pulled one
serviceman after another from the line of fire before collapsing.
This medic now wears the Silver Star and the Purple Heart. I met a
corporal whose proudest achievement is not that he stormed the PDF
barracks, but that his unit took the barracks while protecting the
lives of a frightened family. Then I met a sergeant, a jump master,
whose unit withstood withering fire and suffered severe casualties.
But the sergeant told me that he and his men drew courage and
conviction from the wild enthusiasm of the Panamanian people, and
from support that they were getting from back here, back here at home
in the United States.
So it's out of recognition of their bravery, that we
affix these streamers. But the greatest tribute goes to the
soldiers, the sailors, the Marines who fell. This streamer is, most
of all, for them.
It will adorn the service flags standing just a few feet
from the Oval Office, next to the American flag -- a flag already
lined with the crimson color of sacrifice. It is in honor of every
American who died in the defense of liberty that we honor our flag.
That is why I am determined that the American flag will be
MORE
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consecrated, not desecrated.
Panama was another chapter in a great epic -- an act of
free men and women in the Revolution of '89 -- a revolution that also
swept the East, and that is now sweeping the globe.
Because of Panamanians whose yearning for freedom is so
strong, that they will brave beatings to go to the polls; because of
young Americans whose commitment to freedom is so strong, that they
will brave death to fight for it. It is because of them, that the
day of the dictator truly is over.
And the Revolution continues. The people have spoken in
Nicaragua. When they speak in Cuba and Haiti, our Western hemisphere
will be entirely within the compass of freedom. And when that day
comes, it will be the ultimate tribute to those who have protected
our freedom so well for so long. It is a great privilege, indeed an
honor, for me to be here today to salute our Secretary, Dick Cheney;
our Chairman, Colin Powell; the other members of the Chiefs; General
Thurman, General Stiner, and the men and women who fought so bravely
in Panama.
Thank you, God bless you and God bless the United States
of America. (Applause.)
END
10:30 A.M. EST