[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1941]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            SUPPORT H.R. 511

  (Mr. GOHMERT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GOHMERT. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of Sam Johnson's 
resolution. I visited this fall with a Specialist William Barth at 
Walter Reed. I got this e-mail from his father, and I talked to his 
wife Rachel this morning. They encouraged me to proceed with this.
  This is Specialist William Barth. His father said:

       I wanted to thank you for visiting my son, Specialist 
     William Barth, at Walter Reed. William was injured by an IED 
     in Iraq around September 8, 2006. He since has recovered from 
     these injuries and he has been redeployed to Iraq. He is 
     heading there now.
       William is committed to his job and his fellow soldiers. He 
     could have chosen to stay stateside; however, he felt the 
     job, his job, was not finished. I have another son, Sergeant 
     Aaron Barth, who is equally committed to the cause of 
     freedom. Aaron has already served over a year in Iraq and is 
     preparing to return as well.
       Mr. Gohmert, my family is behind the President 100 percent. 
     We are committed to the cause of freedom. Keep up the good 
     work and do not allow anyone to defund the military. The next 
     time you see the President, let him know that fellow Texans 
     are praying for him, for you and for our Nation.

  Now, this is support for the troops. That is what we need to be 
about, not defunding these guys fighting for us.

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