Who knew? George W. Bush delivered a beautiful D-Day speech.
ByIt just so happened that on the day former President George W. Bush gave a speech at Normandy, Ronald Reagan died. The death of our beloved Ronald Reagan was naturally big news, but one reporter woke up early to record the message delivered by George W. Bush.
It was well worth it. Prefaced by a gentle nod toward Reagan (“a gallant leader in the cause of freedom”), George W. Bush gave as noble an explication of why democracies fight as any president ever has.
Standing at a lectern with a clear view of the English Channel, packed with vintage ships from the Second World War, Bush spoke of the great battle that had taken place below the cliffs in front of him, and how, when the firing had finally ended and the wounded and dead were removed from the beaches, the sand was still littered for mile upon mile with the equipment of the armies and the belongings of the boys who had given everything they had.
“There were life belts and canteens and socks and K-rations and helmets and diaries and snapshots,” Bush said. “And there were Bibles, many Bibles, mixed with the wreckage of war. Our boys had carried in their pockets the book that brought into the world this message: Greater love has no man than this: that a man lay down his life for his friends. America honors all the liberators who fought here in the noblest of causes.”
Turning then toward Chirac, Bush delivered the speech’s kicker. “And America would do it again, for our friends.”
The field of green was silent for a moment before the aging audience broke into heartfelt applause. Chirac, clearly moved by Bush’s words, approached the American president, grasped both his hands, and for a poignant moment, did not let go.
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And the thing is, even after Chirac turned out not to be his BFF, George W. Bush would STILL do it for our French friends… I miss my much-maligned President. I really do.
…“And there were Bibles, many Bibles,”…
We, contrary to many opinions, are a Christian nation, founded on Christian principals, and the concerted effort by a few to remove God from our schools, courts, and government, under the guise of separation of church and state, will bring us to our knees.
Look around you, and see what they have wrought, where has our prosperity gone? Where are the jobs? Where is our unity, you know, the part that makes us United, as in United States?
There are those that will laugh and scoff, trying to explain away our Christian roots, well let’em laugh, let’em scoff, let’em sink into their own mire, God will not be mocked, and the truth will out. We’ll just see how damned smug the mockers and scoffers are on That Day.
I watched the G W Bush D-Day speech on C-Span before I had the opportunity to see the Obama speech. The Bush speech was from the heart. I was moved to tears. In contrast, Obama’s speech seemed out of touch.
Thanks to make it possible that I got to read this
speech. I wish I could have seen it on C-SPAN
and then the one by OBAMA THANK YOU