[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6046]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD

  (Ms. JENKINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Ms. JENKINS. I have the honor and privilege of representing Fort 
Riley, home of the Big Red One; Fort Leavenworth, host to the Army 
Command and General Staff College; the 190th Coyotes out at Forbes 
Field; and nearly 12,000 National Guard and Reserve members.
  With this strong military presence comes a large number of military 
families and children. I rise today in recognition of April as the 
Month of the Military Child. This is a time for all my colleagues to 
applaud the strength, sacrifice, heroism, and continued resilience 
shown by the children of our service men and women.
  Kansas is proud to have more than 33,000 children with at least one 
parent serving in the military, and this month we recognize that when 
parents serve in the military, their children also serve.
  I will continue to do everything I can to support not only our men 
and women in uniform but their children who sacrifice equally for our 
country.

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