[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 95 (Friday, June 8, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E810]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A GOLD STAR FAMILIES MEMORIAL 
           MONUMENT AT WASHINGTON CROSSING NATIONAL CEMETERY

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                       HON. BRIAN K. FITZPATRICK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, June 8, 2018

  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to recognize Washington 
Crossing National Cemetery as the first national veterans' cemetery to 
accept from the Hershel `Woody' Williams Medal of Honor Foundation the 
gift of a beautiful Gold Star Families Memorial Monument, which will be 
dedicated on Saturday June 9, 2018. Approximately 35 similar monuments 
have been dedicated across the country, but this one is the very first 
in a national veterans' cemetery.
  The Hershel `Woody' Williams Foundation is a nonprofit organization 
that seeks to erect monuments for Gold Star families throughout the 
United States, and provides scholarships to children of fallen heroes.
  At the request of John C. Heenan, Project Chairman, I would like to 
honor the important and enthusiastic help provided by the Director of 
Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Gregory J. Whitney, and his team 
along with the official support group, The Guardians of the Washington 
Crossing National Cemetery, to bring this most noble project to 
fruition.
  Since opening in January 2010, more than 11,000 of our nation's 
veterans have made this cemetery their final resting place. The Gold 
Star Families Memorial Monument is a tribute to Gold Star Families--to 
those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom and their loved 
ones who continue to honor their memory.
  We must never forget our fallen service members, who paid the 
ultimate sacrifice to uphold our liberties and cherished way of life. 
For the families of those departed, may this monument serve as a small 
token of our humble gratitude for the heroism of their loved ones.

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