[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 21, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E112]
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HONORING THE WINDSOR HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE IN 
                       THE 56TH INAUGURAL PARADE

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                           HON. BETSY MARKEY

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 21, 2009

  Ms. MARKEY of Colorado. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and 
congratulate the Windsor High School Marching Band for being selected 
to march in President Barack Obama's inauguration parade.
  In May of 2008, a mile wide tornado cut a 35 mile path through 
northern Colorado. The tornado resulted in one death and displaced 
hundreds of residents in the Windsor community. It would be easy to 
focus on the tragedy of the Windsor tornado when acknowledging the 
successes of the Windsor High School Marching Band, but to do so would 
overlook the extraordinary achievements of the band under any 
circumstance. In 2008, the WHS Marching Band won division first place 
in three different regional competitions, as well as ``High Musical 
Performance,'' ``High General Effect,'' and the 2008 Colorado 
Bandmasters Association Class 3A ``State Marching Band Championship.''
  For President Barack Obama's inaugural parade, the WHS Marching Band 
performed an original composition by Frank Sullivan entitled ``The Four 
Freedoms.'' This piece is a musical interpretation of President 
Franklin Roosevelt's 1941 State of the Union Address to the United 
States Congress. In the ``Four Freedoms'' address, FDR made the case 
for American assistance in World War II by enumerating the four 
universal freedoms worth fighting for: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of 
Want, Freedom of Worship, and Freedom of Fear. The state of Colorado 
and I were privileged to be represented by the Windsor High School 
Marching Band at the historic inauguration of our 44th president, and I 
congratulate them on their much deserved success.

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