[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 124 (Wednesday, September 15, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1635-E1636]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       COMMEMORATING SEPTEMBER 11

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                               speech of

                         HON. NICK J. RAHALL II

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 14, 2010

  Mr. RAHALL. Madam Speaker, we have witnessed the personal courage and 
sacrifice made by so many West Virginians, who serve our great state 
and country proudly in our armed forces. But we must never forget those 
who lost their life on September 11, 2001--a most tragic day in our 
history.
  Today, it is appropriate that the formal federal recognition ceremony 
at the West Virginia National Guard for its Joint Interagency Training 
and Education Center coincides with the ninth anniversary of terrorist 
attacks on America.
  Those who delivered the blows hoped their cowardly actions would mark 
the beginning of our destruction. Instead, they reaffirmed our 
commitment to our founding values and inspired a renewed dedication to 
embrace once again that America's destiny is the world's destiny--to 
secure life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
  Today will always be a solemn day for Dr. Kenneth and Sharon Ambrose 
who lost their son, Dr. Paul Ambrose. He was on board American Airlines 
Flight 77 that was hijacked by terrorists and flown into the Pentagon. 
His passion to improve health care and the well being of West 
Virginians through better nutrition and activity lives on through the 
Paul Wesley Ambrose Health Policy Program, a fellowship program at 
Marshall University's Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, and the Paul 
Ambrose Trail for Health being developed for Huntington with the Rahall 
Transportation Institute. PATH is a 26-mile walking and shared-road 
trail that encompasses nearly every part of the city.
  The Puritan preacher John Winthrop proclaimed as he and his followers 
sailed for America and freedom, ``The eyes of all people are upon us.''
  Many have looked to us in awe, over the last nine years and through 
the nearly four centuries of our history--inspired by our nation rooted 
in liberty, and today we must re-dedicate ourselves to continue our 
mission to improve life and protect those freedoms we all hold dear.

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