[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 100 (Thursday, June 13, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H3988]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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              MEDINA STUDENTS TAKE THE OATH OF ENLISTMENT

  (Mr. MILLER of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MILLER of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, recently 21 students from schools 
across Medina County, in the heart of my district in Ohio, raised their 
right hands at Brunswick High School and solemnly swore to defend the 
Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and 
domestic.
  They took the oath of enlistment in the military. It is the same oath 
I proudly took over 11 years ago in the United States Marine Corps.
  Few people ever serve in the military. These days even fewer do. The 
American culture used to revere those who joined to put their lives on 
the line for this country. While that sentiment may have dwindled in 
recent years, students from my district promised to serve.
  These young men and women will gain leadership experience at 18 years 
old that most people will never have. They will gain the confidence to 
move through this world and the discipline to know the difference 
between right and wrong, and that will last a lifetime.
  They are brave. They are noble. They are the future leaders of our 
country. It is honorable what they did, and I am honored that they are 
my constituents. I thank them for their future service.

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