[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 649]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING THE STUDENTS OF POLK CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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                       HON. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 28, 2004

  Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the fourth grade 
class at Polk Creek Elementary School in Weston, West Virginia. These 
students in Mrs. Mary Wagoner's class recorded a CD entitled ``Thinking 
of You'' for distribution to the 100 Lewis County, West Virginia, 
residents serving our country in Iraq.
  The students performed the songs ``Thinking of You,'' ``Allegiance 
Rap,'' ``You Are Our Heroes,'' ``The West Virginia Hills,'' ``American 
Tears'' and ``Mighty United'' for our soldiers.
  All of us in this House share the sentiments expressed by these 
students. The men and women serving our country in Iraq are in the 
thoughts and prayers of us all. Hearing from these school children will 
improve the morale of our troops and show them they are in the thoughts 
of people back home.
  I would like to thank Principal Thomas Garrett, Teacher Mary Wagoner, 
along with Whitney Ballard and Shaun Davis, for their hard work with 
the students at Polk Creek Elementary on this project. I am honored to 
represent the Lewis County community and thank Polk Creek Elementary 
for their efforts to honor our military personnel.

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