[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18023]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   NO WORDS--THANKING AMERICA'S ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES THIS 
                              THANKSGIVING

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                           HON. CORY GARDNER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 2, 2013

  Mr. GARDNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the selfless 
sacrifice and service of The Armed Forces and their families to our 
Nation on this Thanksgiving Day. Across this Nation many families will 
be separated by War and Death on this Thanksgiving. Remember all of 
them, as you sit down with your families and say a prayer of Thanks to 
them all. I submit this tribute penned in honor of them ``No Words'' by 
Albert Carey Caswell.

                                No Words

                       (By Albert Carey Caswell)

     No words!
     No words of thanks can express!
     On this Thanksgiving day,
     what we so owe to America's Best!
     And no words of thanks can ever repay the debt!
     That we owe,
     for what you so gave without regret!
     And no words can erase,
     all of the pain and heartache that you've faced!
     And no words can so mend,
     the loss of your loved ones, and your best friends!
     And no words can ever describe,
     all of the worry and heartache that you've lived with inside!
     And no words can ever repay,
     all of you whose eyes and arms and legs so gave!
     And no words of thanks and gratitude can so rise!
     High enough,
     to thank all of you whose loved ones died!
     And no words can ever heal,
     all of the pain of which you now feel!
     And no one can explain,
     to all of those children . . .
     that their mommy and daddy aren't coming home again!
     And no words can so repay,
     all of those Doctors . . .
     Nurses, Medics, Corpsman, who helped rebuild your lives . . .
     and from death you so saved!
     For no words can so express,
     our Nation's gratitude on This Thanksgiving to America's 
           Best!
     And no words can so bring back,
     all of those Husbands and Wives,
     Sons and Daughters . . .
     Brothers and Sisters,
     whose courage did not so lack!
     And no words can ever repay,
     all of you, America's Heroes on This Thanksgiving Day!
     But Thanks!
     To all of those in hospitals who now so lay!
     And no words can not so stop all of those tears,
     around Thanksgiving dinners,
     for all of those who could not be here!
     But Thank You!
     Thank You!
     Thank You!
     Thank You This Thanksgiving Day!
     A prayer for all of you upon bended knee we now so pray!
     Because no words can thank you enough on this Thanksgiving 
           Day,
     Amen!

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