[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 8853]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES

  Mr. DeWINE. Madam President, I rise this morning to discuss a bill I 
believe the Senate will be taking up later today or possibly tomorrow. 
But before I do, I cannot come to the floor this morning without 
commenting about the magnificent work and service that our service men 
and women are doing in Iraq, and also the service men and women who are 
supporting our folks in Iraq. What an absolutely tremendous job they 
are doing, and how proud all Americans are of the work they are doing.
  We are having an opportunity in this war, unlike any previous war in 
American history, to see, sometimes firsthand, the tremendous work they 
are doing.
  As I talk to people in Ohio, talk to my colleagues, and talk to 
family members and friends, everyone is so proud of what they are 
doing.
  Our hearts go out to the families of those who have lost their lives. 
We pray for them. We pray for those who have been injured. We pray for 
those who are recovering. And we think about them. We think about them 
every day.

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