[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 87 (Thursday, May 21, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H3713]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           SPIRIT OF DECENCY

  (Mr. KENNEDY of Utah asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KENNEDY of Utah. Mr. Speaker, with all politics aside, I think we 
can agree that despite war and other terrible situations, there are 
still good things in this world--things like courage, things like 
sacrifice, and fighting spirit. The decency people manage to hold onto 
when everything gives every reason not to is commendable.
  A family member of mine told me about a friend of theirs named Teodor 
Myndziv. Teo served in an air assault brigade and badly wounded, enough 
to be discharged with a permanent disability. He is just one man with 
one story out of many, but I am grateful for his friendship to my 
family.
  Policy arguments aside, that spirit of decency is worth a moment this 
Chamber's time to recognize.

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