CLINTON HONORS MILITARY VETERANS

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President Clinton praised the heroism and sacrifice of American veterans at Washington's Arlington National Cemetary, promising to "uphold not only their memories but their ideals." Visiting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on a grey and misty morning, the President told thousands of mourners: "They fell so we might have the freedom, which too many of us take for granted, but at least on this day we know is still our greatest blessing." Earlier, at a White House ceremony, Clinton unveiled a new POW-MIA postage stamp and promised to "leave no stone unturned" to account for soldiers still missing in action and prisoners of war. The Vietnamese, he noted, are helping in the effort. But he warned that full diplomatic recognition of Vietnam depends on the most complete possible acounting for missing troops. "We will not stop," Clinton pledged, "until we have taken every possible step for every MIA and every MIA family."