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A memorial near the SR-71. It reads

Dedicated to those valiant strategic airborne reconnaissance crewmembers who gave their lives during the Cold War, and to their families whose sacrifice continues.

September 6, 1996

We must never forget that freedom is never really free. It is the most costly thing in the world. Freedom is never paid in a lump sum. Installments come due in every generation. All any of us can do is offer the generations that follow a chance for freedom.