[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9659]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA AWARENESS WEEK

  (Mr. McCOTTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McCOTTER. Mr. Speaker, since its founding in 1946, members of the 
Paralyzed Veterans of America have visited public forums ranging from 
the halls of Congress to high schools and scout troops to relate their 
personal experiences and raise the public's awareness of their cause. 
In sum, the PVA's efforts ever remind us human suffering is the horror 
of war and no one more intensely experienced this horror more than our 
citizen-soldiers who uniquely endure its pains. Thus we, who are free 
because of these brave citizen-soldiers' sacrifices, must do everything 
in our power to alleviate and accommodate the pain they bore, and bear, 
for us.
  Mr. Speaker, members of the PVA like my constituent Michael Harris 
have been grievously wounded during their armed service for our 
country, yet still they nobly continue their altruistic service to our 
country. They are a source of pride and inspiration to our entire 
Nation. Let us, therefore, join with my home State of Michigan and the 
PVA and commemorate the week of April 13-19 as Paralyzed Veterans of 
America Awareness Week. They deserve much more but certainly no less.

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