[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8019]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING PATRIOT GUARD RIDERS

  (Mr. POMPEO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. POMPEO. Mr. Speaker, just a few days after Memorial Day, I rise 
in support of a new resolution introduced by Mr. Gingrey to honor 
America's Patriot Guard Riders. The Patriot Guard started in August of 
2005 in Mulvane, Kansas, the southern part of the district which I 
represent, with a group of folks from VFW Post 136; and it now numbers 
over 220,000 patriotic Americans.
  These great Patriotic Guard Riders attend funerals and protect the 
families from unwanted intrusion during this important time after the 
servicemembers have fallen. They visit veterans at hospitals and meet 
with the family members of the soldiers, and they contribute their time 
and their dollars to scholarships for the families of America's fallen 
soldiers.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in cosponsoring Mr. Gingrey's 
resolution, H. Res. 669, and in honoring this group of patriotic 
Americans known as our Patriot Guard Riders.

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