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WREATH LAYING \ NAVY MEMORIAL
MONDAY, DEC. 7, 1992 \ 3:00 P.M.
ADMIRAL WILLIAM THOMPSON, THANK YOU FOR
THAT KIND INTRODUCTION. SECRETARY OF THE
NAVY SEAN O'KEEFE. ADMIRAL FRANK KELSO.
ADMIRAL PAUL HOWELL. CAPTAIN BILL PERRY,
THANK YOU FOR THE INVOCATION.
- 2 -
TODAY WE REMEMBER THE SERVICEMEN -- THE BRAVE
AND THE INNOCENT -- WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES TO
KEEP US FREE. THE MEN WE HONOR SERVED A
NOBLE CAUSE AND MADE AMERICA FOREVER PROUD.
WAR EMBODIES MAN'S INHUMANITY TO MAN.
THESE HEROES MIRRORED MAN'S FIDELITY TO
HONOR. THE MEN OF PEARL HARBOR KNEW THE
THINGS WORTH LIVING FOR WERE ALSO WORTH DYING
FOR: PRINCIPLE, DECENCY, LIBERTY, TRUTH.
- 3 -
So IT IS IN THEIR HONOR THAT TWO NEW
SHIPS WILL JOIN THE FLEET. THE FIRST, A NEW
DESTROYER, WILL BE NAMED U.S.S. ROSS FOR
CAPTAIN DONALD Ross, HERO AND MEDAL OF HONOR
WINNER AT PEARL HARBOR.
I MET DON Ross AT THE MEMORIAL SERVICE
COMMEMORATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF PEARL
HARBOR LAST DECEMBER.
- 4 -
HE PASSED AWAY IN MAY OF THIS YEAR, BUT THE
DESTROYER U.S.S. ROSS WILL PAY TRIBUTE TO
CAPTAIN Ross IN A WAY THAT WILL ALWAYS LIVE.
THE SECOND SHIP IS, IN A SENSE, NAMED FOR
ALL WHO FOUGHT AT PEARL HARBOR. INDEED, FOR
THE ENTIRE GENERATION OF YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN
WHO ENTERED THE SERVICE INSPIRED BY THE
HEROISM OF THAT DAY.
- 5 -
To COMMEMORATE THE SACRIFICE AND HONOR OF
EVERY SAILOR, MARINE, SOLDIER, AND AIRMAN WHO
FOUGHT so VALIANTLY ON THE 7TH OF DECEMBER
1941, WE WILL BE NAMING AMPHIBIOUS Dock
LANDING SHIP #52, THE U.S.S. PEARL HARBOR
ON THAT LONG-AGO DAY OF INFAMY, BRAVE
BOYS BECAME MEN -- AND BRAVE MEN BECAME
HEROES.
- 6 -
IN THAT SPIRIT, LET THIS WREATH I PLACE
AT THE FOOT OF THE MEMORIAL SERVE AS A SYMBOL
OF OUR GRATITUDE AND RESPECT.
WE CAN NEVER PROPERLY REPAY THESE MEN.
WHAT WE CAN, AND MUST, DO IS HONOR THEM,
REMEMBER THEM. REMEMBER, Too, THE LESSON WE
LEARNED AT PEARL HARBOR -- THAT AMERICA WILL
ALWAYS STAND FAST so THAT HUMAN LIBERTY CAN
STAND TALL.
- 7 -
MAY GOD BLESS ALL SERVICE PEOPLE AND
THEIR FAMILIES -- THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED AND
THOSE WHO ARE SERVING AS WE SPEAK. MAY GOD
BLESS THIS GREAT COUNTRY, THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA. THANK YOU.
# # #
WREATH LAYING \ NAVY MEMORIAL
MONDAY, DEC. 7, 1992 \ 3:00 P.M.
ADMIRAL WILLIAM THOMPSON, THANK YOU FOR
THAT KIND INTRODUCTION. SECRETARY OF THE
NAVY SEAN O'KEEFE. ADMIRAL FRANK KELSO.
ADMIRAL PAUL HOWELL. CAPTAIN BILL PERRY,
THANK YOU FOR THE INVOCATION.
- 2 -
TODAY WE REMEMBER THE SERVICEMEN -- THE BRAVE
AND THE INNOCENT -- WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES To
KEEP US FREE. THE MEN WE HONOR SERVED A
NOBLE CAUSE AND MADE AMERICA FOREVER PROUD.
WAR EMBODIES MAN'S INHUMANITY TO MAN.
THESE HEROES MIRRORED MAN'S FIDELITY TO
HONOR. THE MEN OF PEARL HARBOR KNEW THE
THINGS WORTH LIVING FOR WERE ALSO WORTH DYING
FOR: PRINCIPLE, DECENCY, LIBERTY, TRUTH.
- 3 -
So IT IS IN THEIR HONOR THAT TWO NEW
SHIPS WILL JOIN THE FLEET. THE FIRST, A NEW
DESTROYER, WILL BE NAMED U.S.S. ROSS FOR
CAPTAIN DONALD Ross, HERO AND MEDAL OF HONOR
WINNER AT PEARL HARBOR.
I MET DON Ross AT THE MEMORIAL SERVICE
COMMEMORATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF PEARL
HARBOR LAST DECEMBER.
- 4 -
HE PASSED AWAY IN MAY OF THIS YEAR, BUT THE
DESTROYER U.S.S. ROSS WILL PAY TRIBUTE TO
CAPTAIN Ross IN A WAY THAT WILL ALWAYS LIVE.
THE SECOND SHIP IS, IN A SENSE, NAMED FOR
ALL WHO FOUGHT AT PEARL HARBOR. INDEED, FOR
THE ENTIRE GENERATION OF YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN
WHO ENTERED THE SERVICE INSPIRED BY THE
HEROISM OF THAT DAY.
- 5 -
To COMMEMORATE THE SACRIFICE AND HONOR OF
EVERY SAILOR, MARINE, SOLDIER, AND AIRMAN WHO
FOUGHT so VALIANTLY ON THE 7TH OF DECEMBER
1941, WE WILL BE NAMING AMPHIBIOUS Dock
LANDING SHIP #52, THE U.S.S. PEARL HARBOR.
ON THAT LONG-AGO DAY OF INFAMY, BRAVE
BOYS BECAME MEN -- AND BRAVE MEN BECAME
HEROES.
- 6 -
IN THAT SPIRIT, LET THIS WREATH I PLACE
AT THE FOOT OF THE MEMORIAL SERVE AS A SYMBOL
OF OUR GRATITUDE AND RESPECT.
WE CAN NEVER PROPERLY REPAY THESE MEN.
WHAT WE CAN, AND MUST, DO IS HONOR THEM,
REMEMBER THEM. REMEMBER, Too, THE LESSON WE
LEARNED AT PEARL HARBOR -- THAT AMERICA WILL
ALWAYS STAND FAST so THAT HUMAN LIBERTY CAN
STAND TALL.
- 7 -
MAY GOD BLESS ALL SERVICE PEOPLE AND
THEIR FAMILIES -- THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED AND
THOSE WHO ARE SERVING AS WE SPEAK. MAY GOD
BLESS THIS GREAT COUNTRY, THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA. THANK YOU.
# # #
THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
THE WHITE HOUSE
12/7/92
WASHINGTON
DIEC P2:16
December 4, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAN McGROARTY Dur
FROM:
CHRISTINA MARTIN cm
SUBECT:
WREATH LAYING AT NAVY MEMORIAL
Sir, 3:00 Monday afternoon you will participate in a Wreath
Laying Ceremony at the Navy Memorial. An audience of 1,000 is
expected. Included in that number are Navy personnel assigned to
White House duty. The remarks (3 minutes, on cards) pay tribute
to the men who gave their lives during the attack on Pearl
Harbor.
Martin
Dec. 4, 1992
Draft One
PROPOSED PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
WREATH LAYING
NAVY MEMORIAL
MONDAY, DEC. 7, 1992
Rear Admiral William Thompson, thank you for that kind
introduction. Secretary of the Navy Sean O'Keefe. Admiral Frank
Kelso. Today we remember the servicemen -- the brave and the
innocent -- who gave their lives to keep us free. The men we
honor served a noble cause and made America forever proud.
War embodies man's inhumanity to man. These heroes mirrored
man's fidelity to honor. The men of Pearl Harbor knew the things
worth living for were also worth dying for: Principle, decency,
liberty, truth.
So it is in their honor that two new ships will join the
fleet. The first, a new destroyer, will be named U.S.S. ROSS for
Captain Donald Ross, hero and Medal of Honor winner at Pearl
Harbor.
I met Don Ross at the memorial service commemorating the
50th anniversary of Pearl Harbor last December. He passed away
in May of this year, but the destroyer U.S.S. ROSS will pay
tribute to Captain Ross in a way that will always live.
The second ship is, in a sense, named for all who fought at
Pearl Harbor. Indeed, for the entire generation of young men and
women who entered the service inspired by the heroism of that
day. To commemorate the sacrifice and honor of every Sailor,
Marine, Soldier, and Airman who fought so valiantly on the 7th of
December 1941, we will be naming an Amphibious Dock Landing ship
U.S.S. PEARL HARBOR.
On that long-ago day of infamy, brave boys became men -- and
brave men became heroes.
In that spirit, let this wreath I place at the foot of the
memorial serve as a symbol of our gratitude and respect.
We can never properly repay these men. What we can, and
must, do is honor them, remember them. Remember, too, the lesson
we learned at Pearl Harbor -- that America will always stand fast
so that human liberty can stand tall.
May God bless all servicemen and their families -- those who
have served and those who are serving as we speak. May God bless
this great country, the United States of America. Thank you.
# # #
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
12/4/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
---
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WREATH LAYING AT NAVY MEMORIAL
SUBJECT:
MONDAY, 12/7/92
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCBRIDE
BAKER
MOORE
SCOWCROFT
MULLINS
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BATES
PORTER
BRADY
PROVOST
BROMLEY
ROSS
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
TUTWILER
FITZWATER
ZOELLICK
GRAY
MCGROARTY
HOLIDAY
GAUGHAN
HORNER
REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
2 DEC 4 P2:21
December 4, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAN McGROARTY Dwr
FROM:
CHRISTINA MARTIN cm
SUBECT:
WREATH LAYING AT NAVY MEMORIAL
Sir, 3:00 Monday afternoon you will participate in a Wreath
Laying Ceremony at the Navy Memorial. An audience of 1,000 is
expected. Included in that number are Navy personnel assigned to
White House duty. The remarks (3 minutes, on cards) pay tribute
to the men who gave their lives during the attack on Pearl
Harbor.
Martin
Dec. 4, 1992
Draft One
PROPOSED PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
WREATH LAYING
NAVY MEMORIAL
MONDAY, DEC. 7, 1992
Rear Admiral William Thompson, thank you for that kind
introduction. Secretary of the Navy Sean O'Keefe. Admiral Frank
Kelso. Today we remember the servicemen -- the brave and the
innocent -- who gave their lives to keep us free. The men we
honor served a noble cause and made America forever proud.
War embodies man's inhumanity to man. These heroes mirrored
man's fidelity to honor. The men of Pearl Harbor knew the things
worth living for were also worth dying for: Principle, decency,
liberty, truth.
So it is in their honor that two new ships will join the
fleet. The first, a new destroyer, will be named U.S.S. ROSS for
Captain Donald Ross, hero and Medal of Honor winner at Pearl
Harbor.
I met Don Ross at the memorial service commemorating the
50th anniversary of Pearl Harbor last December. He passed away
in May of this year, but the destroyer U.S.S. ROSS will pay
tribute to Captain Ross in a way that will always live.
The second ship is, in a sense, named for all who fought at
Pearl Harbor. Indeed, for the entire generation of young men and
women who entered the service inspired by the heroism of that
day. To commemorate the sacrifice and honor of every Sailor,
Marine, Soldier, and Airman who fought so valiantly on the 7th of
December 1941, we will be naming an Amphibious Dock Landing ship
U.S.S. PEARL HARBOR.
On that long-ago day of infamy, brave boys became men -- and
brave men became heroes.
In that spirit, let this wreath I place at the foot of the
memorial serve as a symbol of our gratitude and respect.
We can never properly repay these men. What we can, and
must, do is honor them, remember them. Remember, too, the lesson
we learned at Pearl Harbor -- that America will always stand fast
so that human liberty can stand tall.
May God bless all servicemen and their families -- those who
have served and those who are serving as we speak. May God bless
this great country, the United States of America. Thank you.
# # #
-
Keith Hawn - NSC
Pearl Harbor LSD 52
Ross - DDG 61
Martin
Dec. 4, 1992
Draft Zero
PROPOSED PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
WREATH LAYING
NAVY MEMORIAL
MONDAY, DEC. 7, 1992
Today we remember the servicemen -- the brave and the
innocent -- who gave their lives to keep us free. The men we
honor served a noble cause and made America forever proud.
War embodies man's inhumanity to man. These heroes mirrored
man's fidelity to honor. The men of Pearl Harbor knew the things
worth living for were also worth dying for: Principle, decency,
liberty, truth.
So it is in their honor that two new ships will join the
fleet. The first, a new destroyer, will be named ROSS for
Captain Donald Ross, hero and Medal of Honor winner at Pearl
Harbor.
I met Don Ross at the memorial service commemorating the
50th anniversary of Pearl Harbor last December. He passed away
in May of this year, but the destroyer ROSS will pay tribute to
Captain Ross in a way that will always live.
The second ship is, in a sense, named for all who fought at
Pearl Harbor. Indeed, for the entire generation of young men and
women who entered the service inspired by the heroism of that
day. To commemorate the sacrifice and honor of every Sailor,
Marine, Soldier, and Airman who fought so valiantly on the 7th of
December 1941, we will be naming an Amphibious Dock Landing ship
PEARL HARBOR.
On that long-ago day of infamy, brave boys became men -- and
brave men became heroes.
In that spirit, let this wreath I place at the foot of the
memorial serve as a symbol of our gratitude and respect.
We can never properly repay these men. What we can, and
must, do is honor them, remember them. Remember, too, the lesson
we learned at
Document No. 365864ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 12/4/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: TODAY, 12/4 1:00 pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WREATH LAYING
SUBJECT:
NAVY MEMORIAL - MONDAY, DEC. 7
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCBRIDE
BAKER
MOORE
SCOWCROFT
MULLINS
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BATES
PORTER
BRADY
>
PROVOST
BROMLEY
ROSS
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
TUTWILER
FITZWATER
ZOELLICK
MCGROARTY
GRAY
HOLIDAY
GAUGHAN
HORNER
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 1:00 p.m., TODAY, DECEMBER 4, with a copy to
this office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
no comment
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Martin
Dec. 4, 1992
Draft Zero
2 020 4 All : 13 13
PROPOSED PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
WREATH LAYING
NAVY MEMORIAL
MONDAY, DEC. 7, 1992
Today we remember the servicemen -- the brave and the
innocent -- who gave their lives to keep us free. The men we
honor served a noble cause and made America forever proud.
War embodies man's inhumanity to man. These heroes mirrored
man's fidelity to honor. The men of Pearl Harbor knew the things
worth living for were also worth dying for: Principle, decency,
liberty, truth.
So it is in their honor that two new ships will join the
fleet. The first, a new destroyer, will be named ROSS for
Captain Donald Ross, hero and Medal of Honor winner at Pearl
Harbor.
I met Don Ross at the memorial service commemorating the
50th anniversary of Pearl Harbor last December. He passed away
in May of this year, but the destroyer ROSS will pay tribute to
Captain Ross in a way that will always live.
The second ship is, in a sense, named for all who fought at
Pearl Harbor. Indeed, for the entire generation of young men and
women who entered the service inspired by the heroism of that
day. To commemorate the sacrifice and honor of every Sailor,
Marine, Soldier, and Airman who fought so valiantly on the 7th of
December 1941, we will be naming an Amphibious Dock Landing ship
PEARL HARBOR.
On that long-ago day of infamy, brave boys became men -- and
brave men became heroes.
In that spirit, let this wreath I place at the foot of the
memorial serve as a symbol of our gratitude and respect.
We can never properly repay these men. What we can, and
must, do is honor them, remember them. Remember, too, the lesson
we learned at Pearl Harbor -- that America will always stand fast
so that human liberty can stand tall.
May God bless all servicemen and their families, and may God
bless this great country, the United States of America. Thank
you.
# # #
Document No. 365864ss
8860
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 12/4/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: TODAY, 12/4 1:00pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WREATH LAYING
SUBJECT:
NAVY MEMORIAL - MONDAY, DEC. 7
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCBRIDE
BAKER
MOORE
SCOWCROFT
MULLINS
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BATES
PORTER
BRADY
PROVOST
BROMLEY
ROSS
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
TUTWILER
FITZWATER
ZOELLICK
MCGROARTY
GRAY
HOLIDAY
GAUGHAN
HORNER
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 1:00 p.m., TODAY, DECEMBER 4, with a copy to
this office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
TO: DAN McGROARTY
December 4, 1992
copy:
The National Security Council Staff concurs subject
PHILLIP D. BRADY
to the indicated changes.
Assistant to the President
from Brent Scowcroft
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Martin
Dec. 4, 1992
Draft Zero
PROPOSED PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
WREATH LAYING
NAVY MEMORIAL
MONDAY, DEC. 7, 1992
AND WOMEN
Today we remember the servicemen^ -- the brave and the
people
innocent -- who gave their lives to keep us free. The [men]we
honor served a noble cause and made America forever proud.
War embodies man's inhumanity to man. These heroes mirrored
man's fidelity to honor. The [men] DEFENDERS of Pearl Harbor knew the things
worth living for were also worth dying for: Principle, decency,
liberty, truth.
So it is in their honor that two new ships will join the
fleet. The first, a new destroyer, will be named ROSS for
Captain Donald Ross, hero and Medal of Honor winner at Pearl
Harbor.
I met Don Ross at the memorial service commemorating the
50th anniversary of Pearl Harbor last December. He passed away
in May of this year, but the destroyer ROSS will pay tribute to
Captain Ross in a way that will always live.
The second ship is, in a sense, named for all who fought at
Pearl Harbor. Indeed, for the entire generation of young men and
women who entered the service inspired by the heroism of that
day. To commemorate the sacrifice and honor of every Sailor,
Marine, Soldier, and Airman who fought so valiantly on the 7th of
December 1941, we will be naming an Amphibious Dock Landing ship
PEARL HARBOR.
AMERICAN AMEN AND WOMEN LEARNED WHAT
On that long-ago day of infamy, brave boys became men -- and
brave men became heroes.
IT MEANS TO SACRIFICE FOR ONE'S COUNTRY.
In that spirit, let this wreath I place at the foot of the
memorial serve as a symbol of our gratitude and respect.
AND WOMEN
We can never properly repay these men! What we can, and
must, do is honor them, remember them. Remember, too, the lesson
we learned at Pearl Harbor -- that America will always stand fast
so that human liberty can stand tall.
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
May God bless all [servicemen] and their families, and may God
bless this great country, the United States of America. Thank
you.
# # #
Document No. 365864ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 12/4/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: TODAY, 12/4 1:00 pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: WREATH LAYING
SUBJECT:
NAVY MEMORIAL - MONDAY, DEC. 7
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCBRIDE
BAKER
x MOORE
SCOWCROFT N/C
x MULLINS
DARMAN N/L
PETERSMEYER N/C
BATES
PORTER
BRADY
PROVOST
BROMLEY
ROSS
CALIO N/C
SMITH
DEMAREST
TUTWILER
FITZWATER
X
ZOELLICK N/C
MCGROARTY
GRAY
HOLIDAY
GAUGHAN
HORNER
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 1:00 p.m., TODAY, DECEMBER 4, with a copy to
this office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
called 12:00
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Martin
Dec. 4, 1992
Draft Zero
PROPOSED PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
WREATH LAYING
NAVY MEMORIAL
MONDAY, DEC. 7, 1992
Today we remember the servicemen -- the brave and the
innocent -- who gave their lives to keep us free. The men we
honor served a noble cause and made America forever proud.
War embodies man's inhumanity to man. These heroes mirrored
man's fidelity to honor. The hours men defenders of Pearl Harbor knew the things
worth living for were also worth dying for: Principle, decency,
liberty, truth.
So it is in their honor that two new ships will join the
fleet. The first, a new destroyer, will be named ROSS for
Captain Donald Ross, hero and Medal of Honor winner at Pearl
Harbor.
I met Don Ross at the memorial service commemorating the
50th anniversary of Pearl Harbor last December. He passed away
in May of this year, but the destroyer ROSS will pay tribute to
Captain Ross in a way that will always live.
The second ship is, in a sense, named for all who fought at
Pearl Harbor. Indeed, for the entire generation of young men and
women who entered the service inspired by the heroism of that
day. To commemorate the sacrifice and honor of every Sailor,
Marine, Soldier, and Airman who fought so valiantly on the 7th of
December 1941, we will be naming an Amphibious Dock Landing ship
PEARL HARBOR.
On that long-ago day of infamy, brave boys became men -- and
brave men became heroes.
In that spirit, let this wreath I place at the foot of the
memorial serve as a symbol of our gratitude and respect.
We can never properly repay these men. What we can, and
must, do is honor them, remember them. Remember, too, the lesson
we learned at Pearl Harbor -- that America will always stand fast
so that human liberty can stand tall.
May God bless all servicemen and their families, and may God
bless this great country, the United States of America. Thank
you.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 4, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAN McGROARTY Dur
FROM:
CHRISTINA MARTIN
cm
SUBECT:
WREATH LAYING AT NAVY MEMORIAL
Sir, 3:00 Monday afternoon you will participate in a Wreath
Laying Ceremony at the Navy Memorial. An audience of 1,000 is
expected. Included in that number are Navy personnel assigned to
White House duty. The remarks (3 minutes, on cards) pay tribute
to the men who gave their lives during the attack on Pearl
Harbor.
Chrmn
Adm. Adm. Howell Intro- off-stase
in
Martin
Dec. 4, 1992
Draft One
PROPOSED PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
WREATH LAYING
NAVY MEMORIAL
MONDAY, DEC. 7, 1992
Rear Admiral William Thompson, thank you for that kind
introduction. Secretary of the Navy Sean O'Keefe. Admiral Frank
Kelso. Today we remember the servicemen -- the brave and the
innocent -- who gave their lives to keep us free. The men we
honor served a noble cause and made America forever proud.
War embodies man's inhumanity to man. These heroes mirrored
man's fidelity to honor. The men of Pearl Harbor knew the things
worth living for were also worth dying for: Principle, decency,
liberty, truth.
So it is in their honor that two new ships will join the
fleet. The first, a new destroyer, will be named U.S.S. ROSS for
Captain Donald Ross, hero and Medal of Honor winner at Pearl
Harbor.
I met Don Ross at the memorial service commemorating the
50th anniversary of Pearl Harbor last December. He passed away
in May of this year, but the destroyer U.S.S. ROSS will pay
tribute to Captain Ross in a way that will always live.
The second ship is, in a sense, named for all who fought at
Pearl Harbor. Indeed, for the entire generation of young men and
women who entered the service inspired by the heroism of that
day. To commemorate the sacrifice and honor of every Sailor,
Marine, Soldier, and Airman who fought so valiantly on the 7th of
December 1941, we will be naming an Amphibious Dock Landing ship
U.S.S. PEARL HARBOR.
On that long-ago day of infamy, brave boys became men -- and
brave men became heroes.
In that spirit, let this wreath I place at the foot of the
memorial serve as a symbol of our gratitude and respect.
We can never properly repay these men. What we can, and
must, do is honor them, remember them. Remember, too, the lesson
we learned at Pearl Harbor -- that America will always stand fast
so that human liberty can stand tall.
May God bless all servicemen and their families -- those who
have served and those who are serving as we speak. May God bless
this great country, the United States of America. Thank you.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
December 4, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAN McGROARTY Dur
FROM:
CHRISTINA MARTIN cm
SUBECT:
WREATH LAYING AT NAVY MEMORIAL
Sir, 3:00 Monday afternoon you will participate in a Wreath
Laying Ceremony at the Navy Memorial. An audience of 1,000 is
expected. Included in that number are Navy personnel assigned to
White House duty. The remarks (3 minutes, on cards) pay tribute
to the men who gave their lives during the attack on Pearl
Harbor.
Martin
Dec. 4, 1992
Draft One
PROPOSED PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
WREATH LAYING
NAVY MEMORIAL
MONDAY, DEC. 7, 1992
Rear Admiral William Thompson, thank you for that kind
introduction. Secretary of the Navy Sean O'Keefe. Admiral Frank
Kelso. Today we remember the servicemen -- the brave and the
innocent -- who gave their lives to keep us free. The men we
honor served a noble cause and made America forever proud.
War embodies man's inhumanity to man. These heroes mirrored
man's fidelity to honor. The men of Pearl Harbor knew the things
worth living for were also worth dying for: Principle, decency,
liberty, truth.
So it is in their honor that two new ships will join the
fleet. The first, a new destroyer, will be named U.S.S. ROSS for
Captain Donald Ross, hero and Medal of Honor winner at Pearl
Harbor.
I met Don Ross at the memorial service commemorating the
50th anniversary of Pearl Harbor last December. He passed away
in May of this year, but the destroyer U.S.S. ROSS will pay
tribute to Captain Ross in a way that will always live.
The second ship is, in a sense, named for all who fought at
Pearl Harbor. Indeed, for the entire generation of young men and
women who entered the service inspired by the heroism of that
day. To commemorate the sacrifice and honor of every Sailor,
Marine, Soldier, and Airman who fought so valiantly on the 7th of
December 1941, we will be naming an Amphibious Dock Landing ship
U.S.S. PEARL HARBOR.
On that long-ago day of infamy, brave boys became men -- and
brave men became heroes.
In that spirit, let this wreath I place at the foot of the
memorial serve as a symbol of our gratitude and respect.
We can never properly repay these men. What we can, and
must, do is honor them, remember them. Remember, too, the lesson
we learned at Pearl Harbor -- that America will always stand fast
so that human liberty can stand tall.
May God bless all servicemen and their families -- those who
have served and those who are serving as we speak. May God bless
this great country, the United States of America. Thank you.
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