[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 57 (Thursday, March 31, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H4021-H4022]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          VIETNAM VETERANS DAY

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, this past Tuesday was 
Vietnam Veterans Day. The day was a reminder that our freedom is not 
free.

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  We stand together to thank and honor Vietnam veterans and their 
families for their service and their sacrifice. Across the country, we 
paused and remembered the service and sacrifices made.
  Tuesday, in Indiana County, in the Pennsylvania 15th Congressional 
District, the Historical and Genealogical Society hosted their second 
annual program featuring guest speakers, music from the era, and an 
historical display relating to the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, 
D.C., called ``The Wall that Heals.''
  Vietnam Veterans Day and the programs are dedicated to honor the 
veterans who served Active Duty in the United States Armed Forces from 
November 1, 1955, to May 15, 1975, the time period in which the U.S. 
had soldiers deployed.
  In addition to a pinning ceremony for Vietnam veterans in attendance, 
wreaths will be placed remembering Indiana County residents who were 
killed in the line of duty or named as missing in action during the 
war.
  Mr. Speaker, events like the program in Indiana County are a great 
way for our younger generation to learn and our older generations to be 
remembered. It is important we always find time to thank and honor our 
veterans for their service to our great Nation.
  To my friends who are Vietnam veterans, welcome home.

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