[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 21921]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       VETERANS ESTABLISH FREEDOM

  (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. Madam Speaker, this past weekend we 
celebrated Veterans Day, and it is appropriate to acknowledge today 
that because of our veterans, freedom and democracy are more widely 
spread than ever before.
  Fifty million people have been liberated by our courageous troops in 
Afghanistan and Iraq. Last week was the 17th anniversary of the fall of 
the Berlin Wall, confirming the success of President Ronald Reagan. 
From Estonia to Bulgaria, from Mongolia to Hungary, hundreds of 
millions of people have emerged from communism and are now free.
  Earlier this year I visited Liberia, which is still celebrating the 
election of the first female African leader. President Ellen Johnson-
Sirleaf was elected after the dictator Charles Taylor fled at the 
urging of President Bush.
  Today, America's veterans can be prouder than ever of their success 
as they are freeing oppressed people around the world.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September 11.

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