[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 118 (Tuesday, September 3, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9682-S9683]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  MEN AND WOMEN IN THE ARMED SERVICES

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, in just a moment I am going to call on 
the distinguished senior Senator from Texas. I know I am another 
American here that is thinking every moment and every day about the 
condition of our men and women in the armed services that are engaged 
in the conflict with Iraq. That will not be the subject of our 
discourse this afternoon. But before we get into it I wanted to 
acknowledge my concern, and I am sure the concerns of all of my 
citizens in Georgia at home and across the Nation as we hope that each 
of their journeys is a safe one and that they all return ultimately to 
their assignments and ultimately at home here in the United States 
safely and in good keeping.
  So our thoughts are with all our armed services personnel wherever

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they may be at this very, very difficult time.

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