Spirit of Decency

Floor Speech

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Mr. KENNEDY of Utah. Mr. Speaker, with all politics aside, I think we can agree that despite war and other terrible situations, there are still good things in this world--things like courage, things like sacrifice, and fighting spirit. The decency people manage to hold onto when everything gives every reason not to is commendable.

A family member of mine told me about a friend of theirs named Teodor Myndziv. Teo served in an air assault brigade and badly wounded, enough to be discharged with a permanent disability. He is just one man with one story out of many, but I am grateful for his friendship to my family.

Policy arguments aside, that spirit of decency is worth a moment this Chamber's time to recognize.

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