Every honor is appropriate for the courageous Americans who made the supreme sacrifice for our Nation at Pearl Harbor and in the many battles that followed in World War II. Their sacrifice was for a cause, not for conquest; for a world that would be safe for future generations. Their devotion must never be forgotten.

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan, 1986: (ed. Best Books on, 1988) - ISBN: 9781623769499