Obama Honors Families At Memorial For West Explosion Victims

At a memorial service on Thursday, President Obama and Texas officials honored those who were injured or died in the West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion. "Today our prayers are with the families of all who we've lost — the proud sons and daughters of West whose memories will live on in our hearts,” President Obama said.

Valerie Lawhorn

| April 26, 2013, 8:38 AM

Below is AP video of President Barack Obama’s memorial speech:

Below are links to statements and tweets from Texas officials at the memorial service:

Gov. Rick Perry

governorperry: We will never forget what happened, or forget the sacrifices of those who were 1st on scene. governor.state.tx.us/news/speech/18… #WestTX

— Office of Gov Perry (@TexGov) April 25, 2013

Sen. Ted Cruz

Our hearts are heavy today as we mourn those whose lives were lost in last week’s terrible tragedy in West: 1.usa.gov/ZnEmXr

— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) April 25, 2013

Sen. John Cornyn

Honored to remember and celebrate lives of 12 fallen volunteer firefighters lost in West explosion and their… fb.me/2eZQc6nl5

— JohnCornyn (@JohnCornyn) April 25, 2013

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott

Picture from moving Memorial for Heroes who lost lives in #West #Texas.#PrayForWest #txlege twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/… — Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) April 25, 2013

The tweets were added on April 30, 2013.

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