[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 23, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H7611]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  WE MUST REMEMBER OUR POW'S AND MIA'S

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the Speaker's announced policy of 
January 21, 1997, the gentlewoman from California [Ms. Sanchez] is 
recognized during morning hour debates for 2 minutes.
  Ms. SANCHEZ. Mr. Speaker, last Friday I joined the Veterans of 
Foreign Wars from my district in recognizing and remembering Prisoner-
of-War, Missing-in-Action day. POW-MIA day offers us an opportunity not 
only to remember and recognize those that we have lost, but also to 
rededicate ourselves to the cause of finding these men or their remains 
and bringing them home to their family and to their grateful Nation. We 
must work together to ensure the fullest possible accounting of these 
men, for their families and for all Americans who have benefitted from 
their fight for liberty and freedom.
  There are still over 164 POW's and MIA's from California from the 
Vietnam war unaccounted for. This means that these 164 men will not 
walk home tonight to their wives and children, 164 men who will not be 
able to enjoy the freedom for which they gave the last full measure of 
devotion.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing and in remembering 
these men. We must continue to fight and remember those we have lost in 
battle for freedom. Until all of these men from throughout this country 
have been accounted for, we must not rest in our efforts.

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