[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 162 (Monday, September 20, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H4546]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN AFGHANISTAN

  (Mr. GOHMERT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GOHMERT. Madam Speaker, tonight we paid tribute to the 13 fallen 
American military who died as Afghanistan was being abandoned by this 
administration to the Taliban, who are now more powerful than they have 
ever been, have more equipment than they ever had.
  What we didn't pay tribute to tonight--it somehow got lost in the 
shuffle--is over 2,400 of our precious military lives that were lost 
fighting for their country in Afghanistan. They kept us safe, 
relatively safe for 20 years. But they should not be forgotten.
  There are over 1,800 civilian contractors that were killed. There 
were 600 military killed in Afghanistan under Commander in Chief Bush; 
1,800 under Commander in Chief Obama. They should not be forgotten. 
They served their country.

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