[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 86 (Thursday, May 19, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5195]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING MEMORIAL 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. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize our 
most solemn holiday occurring at the end of this month, Memorial Day.
  We are very proud that the tradition of Memorial Day originated in a 
Pennsylvania community, dating back to 1864 in Boalsburg, 
Pennsylvania--the birthplace of Memorial Day--when three ladies 
decorated the graves of fallen Civil War soldiers.
  From that simple beginning act of love and remembrance came the 
observance of Memorial Day.
  Now, every year on the last Monday of May, the people across this 
Nation gather in town squares, at memorials, and in the cemeteries of 
our fallen heroes to pay tribute to those that gave all.
  Our Nation's greatness was earned by the sacrifices of few so that 
freedom and liberty would come to all.
  This Memorial Day, we remember the sacrifices made by our men and 
women in uniform.
  Madam Speaker, let us always remember our freedom isn't free. May God 
bless our servicemembers, their families, and the United States of 
America.

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