And I hate that because families are anxious to have their loved ones home, there's no question about that, and I'd be the same way.

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And so since that time I know a lot of you have probably comforted loved ones of those who were lost.

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And I hope you take comfort in knowing that a grateful nation understands that your loved ones gave their lives in pursuit of the noblest of earthly goals: defending their country, defending their families, sacrificing their lives so we could live ours.

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It is important to stress that none of the families I met had any interest in prematurely ending the lives of their loved ones.

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