Let me just ask, though, Lindsey, so many people who've never been to the region that was affected by Katrina and Rita think they've heard everything about this story.

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Even though the day is bright and warm, I ask you to indulge me to spend a few extra moments to think about what it means that we here, today, to mark the final Memorial Day of this century.

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Elderly men and women would ask me how to cope with fear of dying, asking me even though at the ripe old age of twenty-four I had not ever experienced that feeling.

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Another example: Even though I know a couple of neighbors very well, it would be a big hassle to ask for me to ask for a lift to the airport because that would mean almost a 2-hour round-trip.

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All right, since I am in Chicago, even though my Press Secretary told me not to do this, I am going to call on a Chicagoan to ask a Chicago question.

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