[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 80 (Tuesday, May 25, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H3758]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING CIA EMPLOYEES KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY

  (Mr. REYES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. REYES. Mr. Speaker, this Memorial Day, communities gather across 
the United States to honor and thank those who have served in uniform. 
Likewise, the CIA community will gather at the Memorial Wall at 
headquarters for a solemn and sobering ceremony to honor CIA employees 
killed in the line of duty this year.
  The Memorial Wall bears this inscription: ``In Honor of Those Members 
of the Central Intelligence Agency Who Gave Their Lives in the Service 
of Their Country.'' Ninety stars currently bear witness to the 
patriotism and silent sacrifice of the men and women of the CIA. Below 
these stars rests a book, which we call the Book of Honor, that records 
each star with a date and, if possible, a name of an individual 
officer. Because, you see, in some cases, those names must remain 
classified. This year, those stars will be joined by the largest number 
of new stars ever added in the history of the CIA to this Memorial 
Wall.
  This year's solemn and sad occasion reminds us all that the successes 
that we have had fighting terrorism come at a great price for liberty. 
We have taken terrorists off the battlefield and have denied them 
sanctuary. We have disrupted plots throughout the world. But the costs 
have also been high. Families have been left to mourn their mothers, 
their fathers, their sons, and their daughters.
  This Memorial Day, let's remember all the great patriots that have 
served us so well.

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