[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 15927-15928]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       REMEMBERING TWA FLIGHT 800

  (Mr. BISHOP of New York asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BISHOP of New York. Mr. Speaker, this coming Saturday marks the 
ninth anniversary of an American tragedy, the loss of 230 souls aboard 
TWA Flight 800. Bound for Paris, France, flight 800 fell from the sky 
just south of Moriches, Long Island, only minutes after its departure 
from JFK International Airport. Many of us recall exactly where we were 
on that evening of July 17, 1996, an indelible memory of when we felt 
the tremendous shock, fright, and sadness upon learning all aboard 
Flight 800 had perished.
  But from great sorrow and hope new beginnings can rise. The 
overwhelming outpouring of support and good will after Flight 800 spoke 
volumes of America's compassion, resolve, and greatness.
  On this solemn occasion, we extend our thoughts and prayers to the 
families of the passengers aboard Flight 800. We will always remember 
the profound loss that each of them continues to live

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with in the long years since that terrible night 9 years ago.
  Mr. Speaker, may God bless every one of them.

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