[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12239]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING AMERICAN GOLD STAR MOTHERS

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, today I recognize the American Gold 
Star Mothers and congratulate them for their 65th national convention. 
I want to send special thanks to my constituent, Georgianna Carter-
Krell, the former national president, and Barbara Calfee, the national 
treasurer, whose tireless efforts made this convention a great success.
  The American Gold Star Mothers is an organization of women who have 
lost a son or daughter while in the service of our country. They are 
compassionate, loyal women who channel their grief and sorrow into 
healing others through their many hours of volunteer service for 
veterans and their families.
  I commend them for their hard work and dedication in helping those 
who were injured in the service of our country and also for their 
sincere efforts to instill and inspire the ideals of patriotism and 
love throughout our Nation.

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