[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 22, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H3414]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING FALLEN SERVICEMEMBERS MEMORIAL

  (Mr. GOOD of Virginia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. GOOD of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize all men and 
women in uniform who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our Nation.
  Since our Nation's founding via the Revolutionary War, more than 1 
million Americans have given their lives to protect the freedoms that 
we hold dear today.
  Every fallen member of the armed services and their families deserve 
our deepest expression of gratitude, not only on Memorial Day, but 
every day.
  The words of Jesus Christ in John 15:12-13 apply to these heroes most 
deserving of remembrance, when He said: This is My commandment, that 
you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than 
this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
  As we reflect upon the ultimate sacrifice of more than 1 million 
American servicemembers this Memorial Day, may we also remember the 
family and friends they left behind.
  Their pain and grief are unimaginable, tempered only by the joy of 
their memories and the knowledge that they gave their lives in service 
to the greatest country the world has ever known.
  I join other Americans in offering them my prayers and heartfelt 
appreciation. May God bless them, and may God continue to bless the 
United States of America.

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