[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2294]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO ALEXANDRA McGREGOR

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                          HON. JOE KNOLLENBERG

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 28, 2006

  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a young 
constituent of mine, Alexandra McGregor, and to speak to her efforts to 
support our troops, both at home and aboard.
  A few weeks ago I came across a story of a young girl starting a 
grassroots effort, for a ``National Support the Troops Day.'' After 
watching a news report of a fallen: soldier; Alexandra was inspired to 
contact her local, State, and Federal officials with her idea. I stand 
here today because of Alexandra and her efforts.
  Throughout the calendar year Americans set aside days to honor great 
patriots, leaders, and fallen soldiers who have given their lives to 
defend the freedom that Americans cherish. These men and women should 
be honored and I, like all of my colleagues, honor their memory with my 
work in this great body. However, we as Americans do not have an 
official day to salute our active-duty soldiers. Today, there are over 
one million men and women who serve our country. These brave 
individuals deserve our respect and admiration for their courage to 
protect all Americans.
  With Alexandra as my inspiration, today I am introducing a resolution 
that would mark March 26th, ``Support The Troops Day.'' With this 
resolution I ask all Americans to participate in a moment of silence on 
March 26th to honor the hard work and accomplishments of our soldiers 
both at home and aboard.

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