[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2801]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



       TRIBUTE TO THE 182 WHO STAYED AND FOUGHT ON MARCH 6, 1836

  (Mr. CULBERSON asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CULBERSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight very briefly to pay 
tribute to the memory and spirit of 182 brave Americans and Tejanos 
who, on this date March 6, 1836 at sunrise this morning, the garrison 
of the Alamo fell in Texas and but for the sacrifice of those 182 brave 
citizens of Texas and Mexico who decided to stay and fight the army of 
a dictator, many of the liberties that we enjoy today might not be 
present. Much of the Western United States might not be a part of the 
United States today.
  Mr. Speaker, I just want to say here how much we in Texas and I as a 
Member of Congress appreciate the sacrifice of those 182 brave 
Americans and Tejanos who chose to stay and fight at the Alamo, and I 
just want to say God bless each and every one of them and God bless 
this great Nation.

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