[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 20, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2394-S2395]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                              Memorial Day

  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. President, we are looking at Memorial Day weekend 
and certainly on Monday taking that time to pause and reflect on the 
brave men and women from Tennessee and, indeed, across the entire 
country who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defending our freedoms 
right here.
  Tennessee is really so blessed to have a very strong military 
community. In our State, we have more than 400,000 veterans that call 
Tennessee home. They, indeed, enrich our communities with their records 
of service and sacrifice.
  We also have several major military installations in our State. There 
is Fort Campbell, which primarily sits in the State of Tennessee. There 
is Arnold Engineering Development Center, an

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Air Force base which is in Tullahoma. In Millington, we have the naval 
air station. We also have our Army and Air National Guard facilities 
across our State.
  To each and every one of these individuals that call Tennessee home, 
that raise their hand, take that oath, and serve, we say thank you.
  It is an honor to represent so many servicemembers and veterans in 
our State. These veterans and servicemembers do represent the best of 
what this Nation has to offer. They are leaders, public servants, 
warriors who put their lives on the line every day. And the loss of any 
single one of them is deeply felt in their home communities and across 
our State.