[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 91 (Thursday, May 25, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E725-E726]
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                        IN HONOR OF MEMORIAL DAY

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                           HON. JOYCE BEATTY

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 25, 2017

  Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Speaker, next week, on May 29, 2017, our nation will 
celebrate Memorial Day, a day of remembrance for those who have died in 
service of the United States.
  We set aside this day to pay solemn tribute to the patriots who gave 
their last full measure of devotion for this country that we love.
  Let us honor and remember our servicemen and women who answered 
America's call to service and paid the ultimate price to keep us here 
at home safe.
  We honor their loved ones. Mothers. Fathers. Sisters. Brothers. Sons. 
Daughters.

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Friends. We thank you for your sacrifice as well.
  As a grateful nation, we have an obligation and a duty to be there 
for those who provided the ultimate sacrifice, and for their brothers 
and sisters in service.
  Let us never forget our obligation to provide our troops the tools 
they need to carry out their mission; to care for all those who have 
served; to honor all those whom we've lost; to keep faith with our 
military families; to never stop searching for those who are missing, 
or trying to bring home our prisoners of war.
  May God bless our fallen heroes and their families and all who serve 
in the United States Armed Forces.

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