[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7026]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           VETERANS' MEMORIAL

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, to change the subject a little 
bit, today, along with the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. John 
Murtha), I will introduce legislation to authorize a memorial to honor 
our wounded and disabled veterans. This memorial, the only one 
dedicated to disabled veterans, would give the American people an 
opportunity to honor and express gratitude to those who sacrificed so 
much for our freedom.
  We must never forget the terrifying human costs, physical, 
psychological, and spiritual, that so many paid that we might be free. 
They were citizen soldiers, everyday Americans who were willing to make 
the ultimate sacrifice, and who offered themselves for the good of all. 
They should never be forgotten.
  This memorial will stand forever as a tribute to our disabled 
veterans and their sacrifices for our great Nation.

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