[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7919]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                APRIL IS THE MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, the Department of 
Defense has designated April as the Month of the Military Child.
  Today, thousands of fathers and mothers are halfway around the world 
from their children making tremendous sacrifices to defend freedom and 
liberty. Some sons and daughters will see their parent come home 
wounded and, in some cases, the military parent will not return at all.
  Military families make enormous sacrifices on a daily basis so that 
our soldiers have the support they need. It is up to Americans and 
communities throughout our great Nation to support these families, even 
by simple food, clothes and toy donations for the children.
  I urge all Americans to reach out to military families in their 
communities by contacting their local military base, National Guard and 
Reserve armory, and public affairs offices to find out how they can 
best help.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops.

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