[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 146 (Friday, September 28, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2017]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        SUPPORTING THE GOALS AND IDEALS OF GOLD STAR MOTHERS DAY

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                               speech of

                           HON. NICK LAMPSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 24, 2007

  Mr. LAMPSON. Mr. Speaker, Texas' mothers have sent more sons and 
daughters overseas for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
Freedom than any other state in America. We have endured more 
casualties than any other state but one.
  The American Gold Star Mothers in Texas and throughout this great 
nation have suffered the supreme sacrifice of motherhood by losing a 
child who served in the Armed Forces, and thus perpetuate the memory of 
all whose lives are sacrificed in war. Their sons and daughters served 
their country honorably and gave what Lincoln called ``last full 
measure of devotion.''
  To these soldiers, we are grateful and humbled by their sacrifice. 
And to the Gold Star Mothers who have lost children our thoughts and 
prayers are with you always.

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