[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18742]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 THE DAVIS FAMILY GOES THE EXTRA MILE IN HONORING OUR NATION'S WOUNDED 
                                 HEROES

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                          HON. C.W. BILL YOUNG

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, December 2, 2011

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Mr. and Mrs. 
Dano Davis, the rest of the Davis Family, and the staff and volunteers 
of the D-Dot Ranch in Jacksonville, Florida. For the past five years, 
the D-Dot Ranch has semi-annually hosted four wounded military 
returnees from Iraq, Afghanistan and other conflicts, for a three-day 
respite at the D-Dot Ranch.
  This respite has included food and lodging in their spectacular bunk 
house lodge and a one of a kind special Florida outdoor experience. 
Participants have included heroes who have lost eyes, arms and legs, as 
well as other physical and mental impairments.
  These respite visits have helped many highly-deserving individuals to 
realize they can still enjoy the great outdoors in spite of their 
impairment challenges. Personnel at Walter Reed, Bethesda and other 
military healthcare facilities have reported significant therapeutic 
benefit for these participants.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my hope that my colleagues join me in saying thank 
you to the Davis Family and the staff at the D-Dot Ranch for a job well 
done. America owes our wounded heroes a debt of gratitude that we can 
repay and this is one way that we can show our appreciation and 
admiration for their service.

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