[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 59 (Thursday, April 12, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E451]
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           RECOGNIZING THE VICTIMS OF THE SMOLENSK AIR CRASH

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                       HON. BRIAN K. FITZPATRICK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 12, 2018

  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, it is with sadness that I join in 
acknowledging the eighth anniversary of the Smolensk Disaster, a 
tragedy that claimed the lives of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his 
wife Maria, and 94 others aboard a government aircraft on April 10, 
2010. Among the victims were high ranking generals and government 
officials, clergy, anti-communist leaders and the family members of 
victims traveling to a ceremony for the 1940 Katyn Forest Massacre. 
Also on the plane was one American citizen on an official mission for 
the city of Chicago. This week, we offer our prayers for the souls of 
the 96 crash victims and honor those who served their country.

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