[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 12, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H6185-H6186]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        FLAG DAY PRAYER CONCERT

  (Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)

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  Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, from 12:30 to 2 in the Canon 
Caucus Room, Members of the Congress will gather with the VA-National 
Medical Musical Group for the first Congressional Flag Day Prayer 
Concert.
  VA-NMMG will be joined by singers Judy Collins, Wintley Phipps, Detra 
Battle, and Naoko Okada, and by various Members of Congress who will 
narrate the program with patriotic and inspirational readings. NBC's 
Tim Russert and Adrian Cronauer, the military broadcaster who inspired 
``Good Morning, Vietnam,'' will act as masters of ceremony.
  The program, which will focus on prayer for our troops in Bosnia and 
for peace in the Balkans, was developed by the VA-NMMG, a highly-
acclaimed chorale and symphony group made up of doctors, nurses, 
scientists, veterans, and students. These individuals come from 
veterans' and other medical centers and medical schools across the 
United States. VA-NMMG, which formed in 1983, has performed at the 
Reagan, Bush, and Clinton White Houses and for such dignitaries as Pope 
John Paul II and members of the United Nations.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join us today, join us in this 
occasion of prayer, join us in this celebration of Flag Day.

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