[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 60 (Thursday, April 6, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E481]
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                           GOLD STAR FAMILIES

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                            HON. BILLY LONG

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 6, 2017

  Mr. LONG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and thank College of 
the Ozarks in Branson, Missouri, for their dedication to honoring Gold 
Star Families in Missouri by building Missouri's first memorial 
dedicated to those individual families.
  A Gold Star family is one that has lost a loved one in military 
service.
  The Gold Star memorial on College of the Ozarks campus will honor 
Gold Star Families of Missouri. This memorial preserves the memory of 
the fallen and stands as a stark reminder that freedom is not free. 
College of the Ozarks feels that it is their duty to honor all who have 
paid the ultimate sacrifice. Building this memorial is the college's 
way of honoring those families that sacrificed everything in the name 
of freedom.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing College of the Ozarks 
on their outstanding dedication to this country by honoring Missouri's 
Gold Star Families.

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