[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20914]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               IN RECOGNITION OF ERICA AND SAMUEL BRASHER

 Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I rise today to pay special 
recognition to two young Alabamians who made the journey to Washington, 
D.C. this summer to learn about and celebrate America's heritage. Erica 
Brasher, who is 15, and Samuel Brasher, who is 12, spent 2 weeks in 
Washington and Northern Virginia traveling to the many historical sites 
located throughout the area. Most importantly, they were chosen for the 
honor of raising the flag at Mount Vernon on the Fourth of July. For 
this distinction, they received special citations which commemorated 
the annual celebration. Erica and Samuel Brasher's trip also included 
visits to Williamsburg, Harper's Ferry, and the many museums and 
monuments located in Washington, D.C. Upon their return home, a 
terrific account of Erica and Samuel's trip was written in their local 
newspaper, the Shelby County Reporter.
  Erica and Samuel Brasher are both grandchildren of Howard and Pattie 
Brasher of Shelby County. Samuel is also the grandson of Tom and 
Chestine Cardin of Columbiana. Erica is also the granddaughter of 
Corinne Williams and the late Bob Williams of Shelby and the daughter 
of the late Martha Williams-Brasher. I had the chance to meet these two 
wonderful children when they visited, and I was proud to see young 
Alabamians so interested in American history.

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