[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15386]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




MOMENT OF SILENCE TO HONOR AIRMEN, SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AND MARINES LOST 
                        IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, we have reached another tragic milestone in 
the Iraq war: 3,500 American troops have now been lost. Every one of 
those 3,500 is a hero. But every brave man and woman who continues to 
serve and protect us is a hero as well.
  This is a somber time. At a somber time such as this, words betray 
our grief and our gratitude. So I ask my colleagues to join me in a 
moment of silence to honor the memory and sacrifice of every airman, 
soldier, sailor, and marine we have lost in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The Senate will observe a moment of silence.
  (Moment of silence.)
  Mr. REID. Thank you very much, Mr. President.
  Mr. President, would the clerk report what is now before the Senate 
or what should be before the Senate.

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