so, if you don't know the difference between fairfield and bristow station and rappahannock station, this is clearly the book you should read. a long series of battles fought in the summer and fall of 1863. the story has not been told. but abraham lincoln, of course, would sum it up in a way that people remember. in a letter he wrote but never sent in july of 1863, president abraham lincoln wrote a letter to george meade. in that letter he said, "my dear general, i do not believe you appreciate the magnitude of the misfortunes involved in lee's escape. he was within your easy grasp. and to have closed upon him would in connection with our other late successes have ended the war. as it is, the war will be prolonged indefinitely. it will certainly be prolonged through 1863, but when u.s. grant comes east, he will take command of all armies in the field and travel with meade's army. meade will lose his reputation even though he won the battle of gettysburg. so, the stories of the rest of the battles that take place after gettysburg is told in this book, lee retreats and meade pursues. s

brisman paul gary bristow not in my mother frances arrows. today we remember and honor the victims and families of 9/11. among those who perished were 450 firemen, policemen and military first responders. on that day there was no black, there was no light. for those fallen heroes all lives mattered and now we witnessed the same heroism and those who sacrifice to help the victims of both hurricanes. there was no less, there was no right. for them, all lives mattered. we may never know but the rise of faith we can be certain that good can triumph over evil. as jesus said whatever you do for the least of my brothers and sisters, and you do for me. herein lies our unity, herein lies the hope of our nation. happy anniversary mom, we miss you and we ask you to watch over will your youngest grandchild who has enlisted in the military and will be reporting for duty next week. [applause] >> and my sister. we love you and we miss you. you are always in our hearts. mark francis broderick herman charles broghammer keith a. broomfield bernard c. brown to

. >> paul gary paul gary bristow >> and my mother francis hair rose.tims and families of 9/11. along with those that perished were fireman and first responders on that day there was no black, there was no white. for those fallen heroes, all lives mattered and now we witness the same heroism in those that sacrifice to help the victims of both hurricanes. there was no left, there was no right. for them, all lives matter. some ask why does got permit evil? we may never know, but through eyes of faith we can be certain that good can triumph over evil. for just as jesus said, whatever you do for the least of my brothers and sisters, you do for me. herein lies our unity, herein lies the hope of our nation. happy anniversary, mom, we miss you and we ask you to watch over will, your youngest grandchild who is enlisted in the military and will be reporting for duty next week. [ applause ] >> and my sister, we love you, we miss you, you are always in our hearts. mark francis broderick herman charles broghammer keith a. broomfield bernard c. brown ii janice juloi