[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H5654-H5655]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         WARRIORS TO WASHINGTON

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelly) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Warriors to Washington, a praiseworthy nonprofit organization from Erie 
County, Pennsylvania.
  Founded in 2013, Warriors to Washington was created to honor veterans 
from the northwest Pennsylvania region who were deployed and served our 
Nation in the Armed Forces as a result of the attacks on 9/11 by taking 
them to historical and national sites in Washington, D.C.
  Warriors to Washington raises money to fund an annual trip to 
Washington, D.C., by which post-9/11 veterans are treated to an all-
expense-paid experience, which includes visits to Arlington National 
Cemetery, the Vietnam Memorial, the World War II Memorial, the Flight 
93 Memorial Park, and many other sites of national significance.
  Warriors to Washington focuses on camaraderie and connection, while 
providing all attendees with a rewarding experience. The founder and 
president of Warriors to Washington, Joe Pfadt, believes it is 
important to give this opportunity to those who enlist and risk 
everything for our freedom.

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  Joe Pfadt is a retired U.S. Army veteran himself, and has been 
invigorated by giving back to our most recent veterans. He stresses the 
significance of visiting our Nation's Capital and seeing the very 
documents that every service person swears to defend: the U.S. 
Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.
  Each year, the Warriors to Washington trip grows and evolves, 
continuously adapting to support the community and always striving to 
benefit as many veterans as possible. I am overjoyed to see members of 
my constituency stepping up to empower our veterans, and I am pleased 
to recognize the Warriors to Washington organization, which I am proud 
to say was founded in my district.
  I ask my fellow colleagues in the House of Representatives to join me 
in saluting the unwavering dedication of Warriors to Washington and all 
those who are involved in their admirable efforts to serve our 
veterans.

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