[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4570]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   TAYLORSVILLE VFW AUXILIARY AND TAYLOR KING SUPPORT DEPLOYED TROOPS

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                           HON. VIRGINIA FOXX

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 31, 2008

  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of a group of true 
American patriots. This past Christmas a group of citizens in Alexander 
County, North Carolina worked hard to communicate to our men and women 
stationed overseas that they are in our prayers and on our minds.
  A civic-minded band of women in the Veterans of Foreign Wars 
Auxiliary from the rural community of Hiddenite worked together to 
rally their community to send care packages to local armed forces 
members stationed abroad during Christmas. The sacrifice of military 
service during Christmas is often overlooked during a time when many of 
our brave military men and women are stationed abroad, making this 
effort all the more meaningful to the soldiers they aided.
  Thanks to the selfless work of Margaret Milsap, Mary Lasky and 
Jeanette Stevenson, which was spearheaded by Mary Matthews, more than 
80 care packages were sent to 30 deployed soldiers during this past 
Christmas. Taylor King furniture, a Taylorsville business, generously 
footed the entire bill for the mailing of the 80-plus packages.
  Together, the VFW auxiliary and Taylor King provided a slice of home 
to 30 soldiers serving in foreign countries during Christmas. I hope 
their example of citizenship and patriotism during uncertain times 
serves to inspire many more Americans to show their support for our 
troops who fight for freedom every day.

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