[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 138 (Tuesday, December 7, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2195-E2196]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, THOMPSON'S STATION, 
                               TENNESSEE

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                         HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 7, 2004

  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, Tennessee is known as the ``Volunteer 
State'' because we have a proud tradition of giving back to our 
community and our country. Today the students at Heritage Elementary 
School in Thompson's Station, Tennessee are reaffirming our state's 
reputation for volunteerism by working to support America's military 
families.

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Our men and women in uniform have sacrificed for our security, and 
their families bear a burden each and every day. The students at 
Heritage Elementary have made it their mission to give all they can to 
Operation Stork Support, a program that presents gift baskets to 
expectant mothers in the Fort Campbell community. These moms-to-be are 
separated from their loved ones by war, but we can help lessen their 
burden and show them how much we care. The Heritage Elementary students 
have raised $740 in pennies--that's 74,000 pennies--for Operation Stork 
Support. I thank them for their contribution, their concern, and not 
least, their love for our military families.

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