[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 187 (Wednesday, November 28, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H9670]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING WOODY AND LYNDA FREEMAN ON 50 YEARS OF MARRIAGE

  (Mr. CRAWFORD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 50th wedding 
anniversary of my good friends Woody and Lynda Freeman of Jonesboro, 
Arkansas, two people who are true examples of commitment to the 
covenant of marriage.
  Woody and Lynda met and started dating in the small town of Newport, 
Arkansas, when they were in the eighth grade. In high school, Woody was 
captain of the football team and Lynda was homecoming queen. Woody 
taught Lynda how to drive and could always make her laugh--and still 
does.
  They eventually married in 1968 during their senior year at the 
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Not long after they were 
married, Woody, an Army second lieutenant, was deployed to Vietnam, 
where he was a courier for the CIA. He sent Lynda gifts and films he 
took of Vietnam and called whenever he could, and whenever he was on 
R&R in Hawaii, Lynda flew to see him.
  Following Woody's return from Vietnam, the family faced hard times. 
It was because of their vow to each other before God that they were 
able to make it through their lean years, when Lynda pawned her wedding 
ring as Woody worked tirelessly, both doing what was needed to raise 
their children.
  As with their marriage, they have diligently worked to make their 
business and family prosper. With never-yielding prayer, they have 
succeeded.
  During their 50 years of marriage, they have experienced the joy and 
perseverance of unconditional love and faith in one another. For their 
commitment to each other, to their family, and to God, I invite my 
colleagues in Congress to join me in honoring their life together.

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