TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE.

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. (AFPN) -- The U military's real might is not in aircraft weapon schemes but in the men and women who vibrate them and maintain them, and "the population who make the military go"

That was the message President George W Bush directed to military members during a stopover at Travis Air Force Base en passage to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shanghai, China, in October.

He discussed the instant campaign against terrorism. "We can be alert, and we will be alert. further we must show them that they cannot terrorize the greatest nation in succession the face of the Earth. And we won't We will not be terrorized; we will not be cowed.

"To the families of those of you whose mom or dad or husband or wife have been displayed I want you to know that they're forward a noble mission. The cause is just, and we will win," Bush said.

"And single thing I fully understand is that when American farces answer the call of excise they count on their families for support and encouragement," he said. "Every deployment brings uncertainty and, I know, each deployment brings worry and business Our military is made up of brave men and women and brave families, as well."

Although mostly of the people in the audience had waited for hours for a chance to behold the president, spirits were high and Bush's words were well received.

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