On October 9, 2001, John McCain addressed the young men and women of the US Naval Academy and said:
Soon you will be the shield behind which marches the enduring message of our revolution. There is no greater duty, no greater honour…Hold that honour as dearly as your country holds you. Hold it as dearly as do those who have already been called to the battle. Hold it as if it were your greatest treasure. Because it is. It is. Whatever sacrifices you must bear, you will know a happiness far more sublime than pleasure…My warrior days were long ago, but not so long ago that I have forgotten their purpose and their reward.
And here he is paying tribute to Reagan: http://www.ashbrook.org/publicat/dialogue/mccain.html
Bonus feature: Homer! http://www.wsu.edu:8080/%7edee/MINOA/HOMER.HTM