[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25035]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  GRATITUDE FOR U.S. MILITARY IN IRAQ

  (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. Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Washington 
Post reported the U.S. military has discovered in southern Fallujah the 
main head quarters of an al Qaeda organization of Abu Musab Zarqawi, 
who claims responsibility for bombings, kidnap-
pings, and beheadings across Iraq.
  As a grateful parent of three sons in the U.S. military, including an 
Army National Guard member in Iraq, as a proud veteran of 31 years of 
service in the Army National Guard and as a Member of Congress, I have 
never been more proud of America's heroes fighting in the frontlines of 
the War on Terrorism in Iraq. Despite defeatists who slander every 
success, America's military will succeed to protect America's women and 
children from barbarian murderers.
  It is more clear than ever President Bush is correct: ``We will not 
waver, we will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail. 
Peace and freedom will prevail.''
  In conclusion, God bless our troops and we will never forget 
September 11.

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