This October, members of the American
Physical Therapy Association (APTA) will celebrate National Physical
Therapy Month by sponsoring nationwide "Walk for Hurricane Katrina Relief"
walk-a-thons.

The American Physical Therapy Association is a national professional
organization representing more than 66,000 members.. For much of Eastern and
Central Europe, victory brought the iron rule of another empire. We have learned that the
skeptics and pessimists are often wrong, because men and women in every
culture, when given the chance, will choose liberty.
Successful democracies will be defined by a broader ideal of
citizenship -- based on shared principles, shared responsibilities, and
respect for all. Your commitment to freedom has brought sacrifice.
Sixty years ago, on the 7th of May, the world reacted with joy and relief
at the defeat of fascism in Europe .M.

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What began as a
movement of thugs became a government without conscience, and then an empire
of bottomless cruelty. The battle came
here because of a secret pact between dictators.
In these decades of struggle and purpose, the Baltic peoples kept a long
vigil of suffering and hope. We're also committed to democratic progress in Moldova,
where leaders have pledged to expand freedom of the press, to protect minority
rights, and to make government institutions more accountable. The governments of Latvia and Lithuania have worked to build support
for democracy in Belarus, and to deliver truthful information by radio and
newspapers.
For all the problems that remain, it is a miracle of history that this
young century finds us speaking about the consolidation of freedom throughout
Europe. Freedom is not tired. The ideal of human dignity is not weary.
And the next stage of the world democratic movement is already unfolding in
the broader Middle East.

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Thank you , Mr. Brave men and women of many countries faced that evil, and
fought through dark and desperate years for their families and their
homelands.
The Baltic states had no role in starting World War II..
The flags of free Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania -- illegal at home -- flew
proudly over diplomatic missions in the United States. And we have learned that the demand for self-government
is often driven and sustained by patriotism, by the traditions and heroes and
language of a native land . Today I'm honored to deliver the thanks of the American people. (Applause.

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Its goal is to foster
advancements in physical therapy practice, research, and education.

Nearly all of the survivors settled in
America, and became citizens we were proud to call our own. The security and freedom of the Baltic nations is
now more than a noble aspiration; it is the binding pledge of the alliance we
share . Later on this trip I'll travel to
Georgia, another country that is taking a democratic path and deserves support
on its journey.
As in other parts of the world, the work of democracy is larger than
holding a fair election; it requires building the structures that sustain
freedom . And once again, if we do our part, freedom will prevail.

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To find a walk near you or
for more information about physical therapy and APTA, please visit APTA's
Web site at www.

Remarks by President Bush in Riga Latvia

Prime Minister. And today you're
standing for liberty beyond your borders, so that others do not suffer the
injustices you have known. My country has always been thankful for Latvia 's friendship, and
Latvia will always have the friendship of America. A country that
divides into factions and dwells on old grievances cannot move forward, and
risks sliding back into tyranny. Whatever the
historical causes, yours is now a multi-ethnic society -- as I have seen on my
visit. No good purpose is served by stirring up fears and exploiting old
rivalries in this region.
President Putin recently stated that Russia's future lies within Europe -- and
America agrees.
In this great objective, we need a realism that understands the
difficulties. But we must turn away from a pessimism that abandons the goal
and consigns millions to endless tyranny.
When the people of Afghanistan were finally given the vote, they chose humane
rulers and a future of freedom. Lithuania is preparing to deploy a
reconstruction team to western Afghanistan, and has troops in Iraq conducting
patrols and aiding in reconstruction.)

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apta. And I want to also thank the Prime Minister
for joining us, and members of the government. They are . We defended the freedom of Greece
and Turkey, and airlifted supplies to Berlin, and broadcast the message of
liberty by radio. And when you joined
hands in protest and the empire fell away, the legacy of Yalta was finally
buried , once and for all.
Yet we've also learned that sovereignty and majority rule are only the
beginnings of freedom.
In recent months, the Baltic governments gave assistance during the
election in Ukraine, and the people of that country chose a wise and visionary
leader. We
will not repeat the mistakes of other generations, appeasing or excusing
tyranny, and sacrificing freedom in the vain pursuit of stability. The new President of Iraq is a member of a minority group that was
attacked with poison gas by the former regime.

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(Applause. The agreement at
Yalta followed in the unjust tradition of Munich and the Molotov-Ribbentrop
Pact. We have learned that
governments accountable to citizens are peaceful, while dictatorships stir
resentments and hatred to cover their own failings. But it does not end there. A country that unites all its people behind
common ideals will multiply in strength and confidence. Even after slavery ended, a century passed before an oppressed
minority was guaranteed equal rights. When Iraqi voters turned out by the millions, they repudiated the
killers who hate and attack their liberty. Egypt will hold a presidential election this fall.
It's no surprise that Afghanistan and Iraq find strong allies in the
Baltic nations. (Local)

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The Latvian , Estonian, and Lithuanian people showed that
the love of liberty is stronger than the will of an empire.
This week, nations on both sides of the Atlantic observe the 60th
anniversary of Hitler 's defeat. The United States refused to recognize your occupation by an empire. My country will stand by Georgian leaders who respect minority
rights and work to peacefully unify their country, and grow closer to the free
nations in Europe. The people of Minsk deserve the same freedom you
have in Tallinn, and Vilnius, and Riga. In the long run, it is the strength of
Russian democracy that will determine the greatness of Russia. Iraq's free government is showing the way for others, and
is winning the respect of a watching world. Because you've recently known tyranny, you are offended by the
oppression of others. Eisenhower
announced that "history's mightiest machine of conquest has been utterly
destroyed .

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The captivity of
millions in Central and Eastern Europe will be remembered as one of the
greatest wrongs of history. We spoke up for dissenters, and challenged an empire to tear
down a hated wall . Minorities here have a responsibility as well -- to be citizens who
seek the good of the country in which they live. As President Yushchenko works to strengthen the rule of law and open
Ukraine 's economy, the United States will help that nation join the
institutions that bind our democracies .
Inside Russia, leaders have made great progress over the last 15 years. Ultimately, human rights and human
development depend on human liberty. We remember
Lieutenant Olafs Baumanis, who was killed in Iraq.

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We're honored, as
well, to be in the company of President Ruutel of Estonia, and President
Adamkus of Lithuania -- thank you both for coming. The evil that seized power in Germany brought
war to all of Europe, and waged war against morality, itself. Petersburg, and other places across
Europe, where we recall brief lives of great honor, and we offer this pledge:
We will always be grateful. exhausted, but full of fighting
spirit.
In the Middle East, we are seeing the rule of law -- the rule of fear give
way to the hope of change.

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Madam President, Laura and I thank you for your kind
words of introduction, we thank you for your principled leadership, and I
thank you for your friendship, and we thank you for the hospitality that you
and Dr. One American town
renamed a street Ciltvaira -- to honor a sunken ship that sailed under a free
Latvian flag.
As we mark a victory of six days ago -- six decades ago, we are mindful of
a paradox. And we set the
vision of a Europe whole, free, and at peace -- so dictators could no longer
rise up and feed ancient grievances, and conflict would not be repeated again
and again. From Germany and
Japan after World War II, to Latin America, to Asia, and Central and Eastern
Europe, and now to the broader Middle East, the advance of freedom is the
great story of our age. And the stunning democratic gains of the last several decades are only
the beginning. Selective liberalization -- the easing of oppressive laws - is
progress, but it is not enough. Estonians are serving in Afghanistan,
they're detecting and removing explosives, and Estonian troops serve
side-by-side with Americans in Baghdad.

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"We hope to reach across the
miles to help those who have endured so much in Katrina's aftermath," said
APTA President Ben F Massey, Jr, PT, MA. (Local)

PRESIDENT BUSH: Sveiki Draugi.
Causes can be judged by the monuments they leave behind. The alliance that won the war is remembered today in carefully tended
cemeteries in Normandy, Margraten, St. For much of Germany, defeat led to freedom . While keeping your Latvian identity and language,
you have a responsibility to reach out to all who share the future of Latvia. Democracy is fostering internal
peace by protecting individual rights , while giving every minority a role in
the nation's future.

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"This October we celebrate our
profession by helping people take steps toward gaining their independence. The promise of
democracy is fulfilled by minority rights, and equal justice under the rule of
law, and an inclusive society in which every person belongs. And I believe
the Russian people value their freedom, and will settle for nothing less. They need our help, because freedom
has deadly enemies in that region -- men who celebrate murder, incite suicide,
and thirst for absolute power. The men and women under my command are proud to serve
with you.

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WASHINGTON, The following are Remarks By President
Bush:

The Small Guild Hall
Riga, Latvia

5:09 P. Freibergs have shown us. The Third Reich exalted the strong over the weak,
overran and humiliated peaceful countries, undertook a mad quest for racial
purity, coldly planned and carried out the murder of millions, and defined
evil for the ages.

The end of World War II raised unavoidable questions for my country: Had
we fought and sacrificed only to achieve the permanent division of Europe into
armed camps? Or did the cause of freedom and the rights of nations require
more of us? Eventually, America and our strong allies made a decision: We
would not be content with the liberation of half of Europe -- and we would not
forget our friends behind an Iron Curtain.
All the nations that border Russia will benefit from the spread of
democratic values -- and so will Russia, itself. That nation will
follow its own course, according to its own history. There's much work ahead, but the
direction of events is clear in the broader Middle East: Freedom is on the
march. The
people of Lebanon now have the opportunity to bridge old divides and build an
independent government.

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I want to thank the people of the Republic of Latvia for being such
gracious hosts for my visit here. In the end, a dictator who worshiped power was confined to four
walls of a bunker, and the fall of his squalid tyranny is a day to remember
and to celebrate . Yet this attempt to sacrifice freedom for the
sake of stability left a continent divided and unstable . The only way we found to rise above
the injustices of our history was to reject segregation, to move beyond mere
tolerance, and to affirm the brotherhood of everyone in our land. Yet all free and
successful countries have some common characteristics: freedom of worship,
freedom of the press , economic liberty, the rule of law, and the limitation of
power through checks and balances. The established democracies have a duty to help emerging
democracies of the broader Middle East. We ask for God's blessings
for his family, and we're honored that his wife, Vita, is here with us today .

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celebration promotes the physical therapy profession and encourages the
public to learn more about physical therapy. The American people admire your moral courage in
the cause of freedom . Though you lived in isolation, you were not
alone.
Latvia is facing the challenges that come with ethnic diversity, and it's
addressing these challenges in a uniformly peaceful way. He also stated that Russia's democratic future will not be
determined by outsiders -- and America agrees , as well.
As in other parts of the world, successful democracies in the broader
Middle East must also bridge old racial and religious divides -- and democracy
is the only force capable of doing so.

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The Baltic countries have seen one of the most dramatic transformations in
modern history , from captive nations to NATO allies and EU members in little
more than a decade. And when the war came, many
in this region showed their courage. Together we have set a firm and confident standard: Repression has
no place on this continent." Yet the great democracies soon found that a new mission had come
to us -- not merely to defeat a single dictator, but to defeat the idea of
dictatorship on this continent. Through the decades of that struggle, some
endured the rule of tyrants; all lived in the frightening shadow of war. In our time, as well, we must raise our
sights.

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V-E Day
marked the end of fascism, but it did not end oppression. Eventually, communism began to collapse under external
pressure, and under the weight of its own contradictions. The successful
democracies of the 21st century will not be defined by blood and soil.
A welcoming and tolerant spirit will assure the unity and strength of your
country. But if the peoples
of that region gain the right of self-government , and find hopes to replace
their hatreds, then the security of all free nations will be strengthened . By aiding democratic transitions, we will
isolate the forces of hatred and terror and defeat them before violence
spreads.
The Baltic states are members of a global coalition, and each is making
essential contributions every day.

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We
have learned that free nations grow stronger with time, because they rise on
the creativity and enterprise of their people. The people
of that country live under Europe's last dictatorship, and they deserve
better. We do not consider ourselves to be encircled; we consider ourselves to
be blessed.
We seek democracy in that region for the same reasons we spent decades
working for democracy in Europe -- because freedom is the only reliable path
to peace.

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"Walk for Hurricane Katrina Relief" aims to have participants reach a
collective goal of walking the total number of miles from their city to New
Orleans, Biloxi, or another affected city.org. After a puppet government ordered the
Latvian fleet to return to port, sailors on eight freighters chose to remain
at sea under the flag of free Latvia, assisting the United States Merchant
Marine in carrying supplies across the Atlantic. Stable, prosperous
democracies are good neighbors , trading in freedom, and posing no threat to
anyone. We have
learned our lesson; no one's liberty is expendable. When the people of the Palestinian Territories
went to the polls, they chose a leader committed to negotiation instead of
violence. Elections are set to start at the end of this month in
Lebanon, and those elections must go forward with no outside interference.

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Laura and I are so pleased to make this second journey to the Baltic
States, and our first visit to the great land of Latvia..
From the vantage point of this new century, we recognize the end of the
Cold War as part of an even broader movement in our world. We have learned that even
after a long wait in the darkness of tyranny, freedom can arrive suddenly,
like the break of day.
For my own country, the process of becoming a mature, multi-ethnic
democracy was lengthy and violent. Americans found that racial division
almost destroyed us, and the false doctrine of "separate but equal" was no
basis for a strong and unified country. And so, with
confidence and resolve, we will stand for freedom across the broader Middle
East.
Recent elections have brought a tremendous catalyst for change, and more
are on the way. The next day, General Dwight D.
Thank you, and God bless .

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PRESS RELEASE Members of the American Physical Therapy Association Celebrate National Physical Therapy Month With Walk-A-Thon for Hurricane Katrina Relief

) Ladies and gentlemen, thank
you for the warm welcome. Once again, when powerful governments negotiated, the freedom of small
nations was somehow expendable. The interests of Russia and all nations are served
by the growth of freedom that leads to prosperity and peace. There is no
modernization without democracy. In the distance we can see another great goal -- not merely the
absence of tyranny on this continent, but the end of tyranny in our world.

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APTA celebrates National Physical Therapy Month each October. A newspaper in the state of
South Carolina described the Latvian crew this way: "They all have beards and
dressed so differently. And in this history, there are important lessons. No wrongs of the past should ever be allowed to divide you, or to slow
your remarkable progress.
All of us are committed to the advance of freedom in Belarus. The United States has free and peaceful nations to the north and south
of us. Successful democracies that effectively
protect individual rights require viable political parties, an independent
judiciary, a diverse media, and limits on executive power. And brave reformers in that region deserve more
than our praise.
Now, ladies and gentlemen, the freedom of Europe, won by courage, must be
secured by effort and goodwill.
Once again, we're asked to hold firm to our principles, and to value the
liberty of others.

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By the end of the war , six of the Latvian ships had been sunk, and more
than half the sailors had been lost. In the long run, our
security and true stability depend on the freedom of others. And we have reason for optimism .
That election should proceed with international monitors, and with rules that
allow for a real campaign. Latvia has a team in Kabul,
Afghanistan, clearing mines, and soldiers in Iraq providing convoy security
and patrols.

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These are good friends to
Latvia, and good friends to America. The Nazi terror
is remembered today in places like Auschwitz, Dachau, Rumbula Forest, where we
still hear the cries of the innocent, and pledge to God and history: Never
again. The defense of your freedom -- in defense of your freedom you will
never stand alone. The promise of democracy starts with national pride,
and independence, and elections. Our journey from national independence to
equal injustice [sic] included the enslavement of millions, and a four-year
civil war. As inclusive, peaceful
societies , all of the Baltic nations can be models to every nation that
follows the path of freedom and democracy . If the Middle East continues to simmer in anger and resentment and
hopelessness, caught in a cycle of repression and radicalism, it will produce
terrorism of even greater audacity and destructive power. In Iraq, the new Cabinet includes
members of all of Iraq's leading ethnic and religious groups , who, despite
their differences, share a commitment to democracy, freedom, and the rule of
law . Yet
because we lifted our sights and held firm to our principles, freedom
prevailed.