[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 77 (Thursday, May 8, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1922]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH

  (Mr. DOWNING asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DOWNING. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Military 
Appreciation Month.
  Being an Air Force veteran myself, I understand the sacrifices that 
are made every day by this Nation's men and women who serve in our 
Armed Forces. These sacrifices aren't just borne by our servicemembers 
but also by their families who support them and by their children who 
are left at home while we send them into harm's way to defend this 
great country and all that she represents.
  To my brothers and sisters in arms in Montana and across this great 
Nation, I thank them. I thank them for taking the watch. I thank them 
for defending this Nation. I thank them for protecting us. They bring 
honor upon themselves. They bring honor upon their families, their 
communities, and to these great United States of America.

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