[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 36 (Thursday, March 10, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E453]
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                    THANK YOU FOR THE TIME YOU GAVE

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                           HON. JOHN SULLIVAN

                              of oklahoma

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 10, 2011

  Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to submit for the Record a 
poem written by Kaprise Anuu, a 5th grader from Tulsa, Oklahoma, that 
was written for her Veteran's Day celebration at Wesley V. Jarman 
Elementary School. It is entitled, ``Thank You For The Time You Gave.''

     Thank you for the time you gave
     I wish I were just that . . . very brave
     You fought for all the country
     You even fought for liberty
     Before you thought of yourself
     You thought of me
     You thought of me so I'd be free
     Thank you for the time you gave
     You thought of me night and day
     I always pray you'll be okay
     Thank you for the time you gave.

  I commend the patriotism of Kaprise. It is wonderful that young 
people like her express such gratitude and appreciation for those men 
and women who put their lives on the line to protect the freedoms we 
cherish in America.

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