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Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a memorial held Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, at McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga for the five military servicemen killed in the July 16 attacks on two military facilities.
Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a memorial held Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, at McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga for the five military servicemen killed in the July 16 attacks on two military facilities. Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a memorial held Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, at McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga for the five military servicemen killed in the July 16 attacks on two military facilities.

By Times Free Press Staff 2 min read

The most memorable quotes in the Chattanooga Times Free Press for Aug. 16-21:

“America never yields, never bends. Never cowers, never stands down. Endures, responds and always overcomes. Because we are Americans. And never, never underestimate us.”

– Vice President Joe Biden, at public memorial service for the four Marines and Navy sailor killed by a gunman July 16

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“We couldn’t protect them. We couldn’t save them, but we can honor them by making sure that everything placed out here is taken care of, in the place where it needs to be.”