[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 139 (Wednesday, September 19, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1925]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  COMMEMORATING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL

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                               speech of

                          HON. DAVID LOEBSACK

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 18, 2007

  Mr. LOEBSACK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in commemoration of the 25th 
anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
  This memorial stands as one of the finest tributes to a generation of 
veterans our country has ever created.
  No person who has visited the memorial has been left untouched by the 
experience. It is an eloquent statement of gratitude to a generation of 
men and women who wore our country's uniform during a time of angst and 
uncertainty.
  As the memorial's designer, Maya Ying Lin, stated ``. . . this 
memorial is for those who have died, and for us to remember them.'' The 
Wall of Names, with 58,249 names inscribed on its face, is truly a 
place where all Americans--regardless of background, age, and personal 
beliefs--are able to come together to honor and remember those who 
served.
  Today, with this resolution, the House of Representatives once again 
pays tribute to those who served our Nation and remembers their 
sacrifice.

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