Senator John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin appeared at a rally at the Colorado Jet Center in Colorado Springs Saturday in front of thousands of supporters.

Sarah Palin took the stage first and spoke for about 12 minutes to introduce Senator McCain.

Palin said in part, "This is absolutely spectacular. This is so great to be here in Colorado Springs, and those mountains behind us remind me of home, and you certainly know how to make us at home. I'm so honored to be here, in company of John and Cindy McCain, the next president of the United States. Colorado is going to be a hard-fought battle, but we will win and we're counting on you now."

Palin also spoke of her son who is in the Army and is scheduled to be deployed to Iraq next week on September 11.

McCain began his speech by saying he was honored to be at the home of the Air Force Academy and the home of many servicemen. He also spoke about Colorado Springs being the home of many Olympians for years of training, including wrestler Henry Cejudo.

McCain drew great applause when he exclaimed, "My friends, we're going to win this election and we're going to win it in Colorado."

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