[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 37 (Monday, March 15, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E379]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          RECOGNIZING PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASS ANTHONY THOMPSON

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 15, 2010

  Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony 
Thompson is a true hero. Like all of our nation's heroes, we will 
always be grateful for the sacrifices they have made in order to ensure 
our continued freedom.
  Having served two deployments in Iraq, the sacrifices made by both 
Petty Officer 2nd Class Thompson and his family on behalf of our nation 
are innumerable. On April 2004, Anthony's life changed forever near 
Fallujah, when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive under an 
overpass where he and his fellow Marines had taken up post.
  Although he is fortunate to have survived, he is now not only ensured 
a life of reduced ability and pain, but in need of a new means to 
support his family of five. He suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury, an 
incomplete spinal cord injury and a punctured right lung. The process 
of rebuilding his life is also blessed by the Homes for our Troops 
organization, which helps wounded veterans transition successfully into 
their communities by providing them with homes.
  The Homes for our Troops Organization works with combat wounded 
veterans to build specially adapted homes; allowing the veteran to be 
as independent as possible. The organization raises monetary donations, 
building materials, professional labor and coordinates the process of 
building a home. They insure that each home provides maximum freedom of 
movement and the ability to live more independently for each veteran 
recipient.
  By providing returning service members with needed resources, they 
are better able to succeed in their local communities. Organization's 
like Homes for our Troops allow us, as Americans, to give back to 
veterans who have selflessly given so much for the sake of our freedom, 
and for that we are forever grateful.

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