[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 91 (Wednesday, June 27, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1226]
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                     IN HONOR OF ``THE HOMECOMING''

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                            HON. JAY INSLEE

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 27, 2001

  Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
recognize and commemorate the dedication of a great Navy Memorial 
Statue in my congressional district. ``The Homecoming'' will be 
dedicated on July 4, 2001, in Kirkland, Washington. This bronze statue 
is the third of its kind in the nation and will be dedicated ``for 
those families that also served,''--the families that kept the home 
fires burning while their loved ones fought for their country. We often 
overlook these unsung ``veterans'' of the battles the United States has 
fought and this sculpture dramatically calls attention to the families' 
sacrifices. I cannot help but feel indebted to those who have paid a 
great individual expense to preserve and strengthen the freedom that we 
enjoy, and future generations will cherish.
  The statue is a 7-foot high, 36-inch platform bronze depiction of a 
returning serviceman embracing his wife and child. It will be installed 
at Marina Park near the water's edge of Lake Washington at a ceremony 
on the 4th of July.
  Kirkland resident Edward L. Kilwein, Sr. is on the Board of Directors 
of the US Navy Memorial Foundation and, along with the Lake Washington 
Navy League, spearheaded the push to have ``The Homecoming'' 
permanently grace the City of Kirkland. Kirkland Mayor Larry Springer, 
along with a unanimous motion from the Kirkland City Council, assured 
the expansion of Kirkland's first-class public art inventory that 
honors the men and women of the US Armed Services and their families.
  I ask my colleagues in the 107th Congress to please join me in 
commemorating the dedication of ``The Homecoming.''

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