[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 128 (Friday, October 13, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S10517]
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                                 Senate

Friday, October 13, 2000


(Legislative day of Friday, September 22, 2000)

  The Senate met at 10 a.m., on the expiration of the recess, and was 
called to order by the President pro tempore [Mr. Thurmond].
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                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, Sovereign of our beloved Nation, we thank You for the 
women and men who serve in the United States Navy. Today, we celebrate 
the 225th birthday of the Navy with them, veterans of naval service, 
and the Members of this Senate who hold cherished memories of their own 
service in the Navy. We remember the words of John Paul Jones, the 
father of the Navy, ``Sir, I have not yet begun to fight.'' He defied 
defeat and surrender on that day in 1779 and gave the Navy not only a 
motto for heroism but an example of courage that has remained strong 
during war as well as in peacetime service to our Nation.
  Yet, Lord, our celebration of this birthday of the Navy is mingled 
with grief for the sailors of the U.S.S Cole who were killed, injured, 
or are missing as a result of an explosion in the destroyer as it was 
pulling into Aden, Yemen. Dear Father, be with the sailors' families 
and friends at this time of loss.
  Lord, our minds drift back to the gallantry of the Navy in American 
history. May the men and women of the Navy know of the profound 
gratitude and esteem this Senate has for them.
  And Lord, we could not celebrate the Navy's birthday without a 
special expression of thanks to You for our own friend and doctor, 
Admiral John Eisold, the physician for the Members and officers of the 
Congress. Bless him and all of the Navy personnel on this special day. 
Amen.

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