[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 30 (Thursday, March 4, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H1109]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        HONORING WOMEN VETERANS

  (Ms. GIFFORDS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. GIFFORDS. Madam Speaker, March is Women's History Month, and I 
rise today to pay tribute to the women who have served our country with 
honor and distinction. Women such as Major General Susan Lawrence, the 
commander of the Army's Netcom and 9th Signal Command at Fort Huachuca. 
She is a true inspiration to soldiers in Arizona and women everywhere.
  Women such as Lori Piestewa, a U.S. Army soldier killed during an 
attack in Iraq in 2003. A member of the Hopi tribe, she was born and 
raised in Arizona and became the first woman in the U.S. Armed Forces 
killed in Iraq and the first Native American woman to die in combat 
while serving in the United States military. And women such as Air 
Force Lieutenant Meredith Doran. Working from Davis-Monthan Air Force 
Base in Tucson, she is an aircraft traffic controller involved in the 
Haitian earthquake relief effort underway today.
  Women have voluntarily served in every conflict since the early days 
of the Revolutionary War, and their significant accomplishments are 
often overlooked. Every day, women fly jets in combat, engage enemies 
on the battlefield, and will soon also serve alongside their male 
counterparts on submarines.
  This month and all year long, we should recognize and remember the 
service, sacrifice, and the lives of the women in our United States 
Armed Forces and everything that they have given to our country.

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