[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 78 (Friday, May 23, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S7123]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              MEMORIAL DAY

  Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, as we reflect upon this Memorial Day, 
Americans throughout the country should take time to remember all the 
brave men and women who gave their lives in the defense of freedom and 
to preserve the liberties we cherish in this great Nation. We must 
never forget our fallen heroes, and we should continue to praise them 
for their service and commitment to country.
  This year, in particular, we must be ever reverent because America 
lost some of her greatest sons and daughters in Operations Iraqi 
Freedom and Enduring Freedom. Those who died did so in the defense of 
America from her enemies and to deliver downtrodden nations from the 
oppression of tyrants. I am both grateful and sorrowful this Memorial 
Day.
  I want to express my deepest sympathies to the families and friends 
of those who only recently gave their lives fighting on behalf of the 
United States. My words cannot erase your pain, but please know my 
prayers are with you during this most difficult time.
  It is said of those who fought in wars to defend America that ``All 
gave some and some gave all.'' On this Memorial Day, I hope every 
American will pay tribute to those who gave all.

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