Recognizing Memorial Day

Floor Speech

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Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Memorial Day.

Our Nation's greatness was earned by the sacrifices of a few so that freedom and liberty would come to all.

This weekend, we remember their sacrifices and their service. Every year on the last Monday of May, people across this Nation gather in town squares, at memorials, and in cemeteries of our fallen heroes to pay tribute to those who gave it all. This Nation is united by our liberties and freedoms that our men and women in uniform take an oath to protect and defend.

We will always honor our brothers and sisters who fought in battle to uphold our way of life, and we will never stop searching for those who are missing.

May God always carry them and all our servicemembers in the palm of His hand.

This Memorial Day, as we raise the Stars and Stripes, as we lay wreaths at monuments, memorials, and cemeteries, let us remember that our freedom is thanks to those who served and those who died in sacrifice.

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