President Bush took a break from his five-week summer vacation to address the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Salt Lake City. He defended the invasion of Iraq and vowed the war would go on. “We have lost 1,864 members of our Armed Forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and 223 in Operation Enduring Freedom. Each of these men and women left grieving families and loved ones back home. Each of these heroes left a legacy that will allow generations of their fellow Americans to enjoy the blessings of liberty,” said Bush. “And each of these Americans have brought the hope of freedom to millions who have not known it. We owe them something. We will finish the task that they gave their lives for.”