[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 61 (Monday, April 28, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S2421]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      LET FREEDOM RACE CELEBRATION

  Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I rise to thank the great people at the 
Charlotte Motor Speedway for their hard work in honoring our Nation's 
military and veterans' families. This Memorial Day Weekend, the 55th 
Let Freedom Race Celebration at CMS will bring together more than 
100,000 military guests to celebrate our military heroes and honor 
their service. This Memorial Day tradition will, once again, showcase 
our military strength by demonstrating patriotic unity and pride for 
those who served in our Armed Forces to protect us.
  Over the 55 years of the Memorial Day weekend celebration at 
Charlotte Motor Speedway, millions of race fans have joined together to 
celebrate America's military heroes and honor their service. 
Generations of men and women have worn their Nation's uniform with 
pride and put their lives on the line to protect and preserve our most 
precious commodity: freedom. Many of them paid the ultimate price and 
should always be remembered for their sacrifice. I commend all those at 
Charlotte Motor Speedway, and the wider racing community, for their 
continuing support of our men and women in uniform.
  Please join me in recognizing those at the Charlotte Motor Speedway 
for their efforts in promoting the Let Freedom Race Celebration each 
May.

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