[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 16 (Wednesday, February 1, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H228]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        VALENTINES FOR VETERANS

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Every February, Americans across the 
country open their hearts to the country's hospitalized veterans by 
sending valentine cards to VA medical centers in conjunction with the 
National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week.
  For several years, students in our Third District of Texas have 
participated in the annual Valentines for Veterans program as a 
creative way to thank our brave men and women in uniform for something 
we love so much--our freedom. Last year, 19 area schools in our 
district participated, and this year, I encourage all our schools, 
families, and businesses to take part in making this day special for 
our Nation's veterans.
  Every year, I look forward to delivering these cards to the veterans 
at the Dallas VA Medical Center, showing them a Texas-size thank you 
from our schoolkids. You should see the look in their eyes when they 
read, our veterans, words of appreciation. After all, they are the true 
reason we remain the land of the free and the home of the brave.

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