her brother john, can attest, she never forgot where she came from or who she was. president obama, president and secretary clinton, vice president al gore, members of congress, cabinet members past and present, today we honor a truly proud american who made all of us prouder to be americans. i also want to welcome the distinguished guests and dignitaries who travel from around the world to celebrate a daughter of the czech republic who knew what it meant to endure war and flee persecution. with her friend, when he died, i remember when madeleine
remember when madeleine eulogized him. she used these words, and i quote, he cast light into places of deepest darkness, and reminded us constantly of our obligations to one another. these words, these words apply equally to madeleine. when i got word that madeleine passed, i was in midair on my way to europe to meet with our nato allies in brussels to help try to continue to keep the strong, strong alliances together. our organization and international response to russia s brutal and unjustifiable war against ukraine. it was not lost on me that madeleine was a big part of the reason nato was still strong and