[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 197 (Friday, November 12, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1228]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING TEXAS MEMORIAL ILLUMINATION AT SAN JACINTO IN LA PORTE, TX

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                            HON. BRIAN BABIN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 12, 2021

  Mr. BABIN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the San Jacinto 
Museum and Battlefield Association, the Texas Historical Commission, 
and the volunteers honoring the thousands of Texans who selflessly gave 
their lives in armed conflict around the world. From the start of the 
Texas Revolution in 1835 through the war in Afghanistan, 21,500 Texan 
lives have been lost.
  On November 13, 2021, volunteers will place and light 21,500 
luminaries on the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site to honor 
every Texan who made the ultimate sacrifice. Each luminary reminds us 
that freedom is not free and honors all those who humbly gave their 
lives to protect our liberties,
  Madam Speaker, I would like to recognize and express my gratitude to 
``The Texas Memorial Illumination at San Jacinto'' and their volunteers 
for their hard work to honor those Texans who died fighting for what 
they believed in.

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