[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16739]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING OUR VETERANS

  (Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to express my strong 
support and gratitude to America's heroes, our veterans. While our 
servicemembers and veterans deserve our gratitude and thanks every day, 
Veterans Day, which we will celebrate next Friday, serves as an 
important reminder of the sacrifices that our brave men and women in 
uniform make every day to defend our freedoms.
  As a veteran myself, I am also aware of the extraordinary sacrifices 
that families at home endure while their loved ones are deployed. I 
would like to extend my thanks to those families for their patience and 
support which play an integral role in the success of our troops 
serving abroad.
  As a member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, I am committed 
to ensuring that our Nation's veterans, their families, and survivors 
receive the care, benefits, and services they've earned.
  Once again, I would like to offer my sincere gratitude to our 
Nation's veterans and their families.

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