[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 155 (Friday, November 7, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11915-S11916]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO OUR VETERANS

  Mr. SMITH of Oregon. Mr. President, I would like to pay tribute to 
our veterans as we prepare to celebrate Veterans Day on Tuesday. Each 
day as I drive to work to the U.S. Senate, I cannot help but notice all 
the beautiful

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monuments of our Nation's Capital. These monuments were built to honor 
great people and great events, and each has its own inspirational story 
to tell. What you will find in each of these stories is that the 
greatness of our country and of its leaders was founded in the 
willingness of common men and women, our veterans, to risk their lives 
defending the principles of right and democracy. Serving both at home 
and on foreign soil, their service must always be remembered.
  Working in Washington in this great institution of the U.S. Senate 
and among these beautiful monuments frequently reminds me of the 
sacrifices of our veterans. Even outside of Washington, in almost every 
town across America, there are monuments dedicated to our veterans. I 
urge each American to discover their story, not only from a historical 
perspective, but also through the eyes of the veterans living in their 
communities where you will find common men and women who simply did the 
right thing when called upon to do so by their country. Because of 
them, we live in a world where there is more peace than ever before. 
They deserve our thanks.
  Mr. President, I yield the floor.
  Mr. MURKOWSKI addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Alaska.
  Mr. MURKOWSKI. I thank the Chair.
  (The remarks of Mr. Murkowski pertaining to the introduction of S. 
1402 and S. 1403 are located in today's Record under ``Statements on 
Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')

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