[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 194 (Friday, December 16, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H9906]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 MOMENT OF SILENCE IN REMEMBRANCE OF MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES AND THEIR 
                                FAMILIES

  The SPEAKER. The Chair would ask all present to rise for the purpose 
of a moment of silence.
  The Chair asks that the House now observe a moment of silence in 
remembrance of our brave men and women in uniform who have served or 
fallen in Afghanistan, and in honor of all who have served or fallen in 
Operation Iraqi Freedom as it draws to a close.
  Our men and women return home having freed Iraq from a vicious 
tyrant, thwarted a violent insurgency that threatened the Iraqi people, 
and helped to build a stable and democratic government that is a friend 
of the United States. We honor the hard work and sacrifice of our 
servicemembers, and the courage of their families.

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