[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7297]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING OUR VETERANS

  (Mr. YODER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, Memorial Day is a day our grateful Nation 
devotes to observing the extraordinary sacrifices paid by so many brave 
military men and women. Those who served so honorably died to protect 
the values and ideals on which our country was built, and we will never 
forget them.
  Mr. Speaker, while we continue to work on behalf of the American 
people here in Washington, let us remember we work for people outside 
the beltway, many of whom are still searching for employment. With the 
unemployment rate for post-9/11 veterans at 9.2 percent, I'm 
heartbroken when reminded of veterans who come back from deployments 
abroad and cannot find work back home.
  This Memorial Day weekend, let us remember to always honor those so 
devoted to their country that they gave their lives; and let us honor 
those veterans who defend us on the front lines abroad by putting these 
brave men and women first in line at home to find a job, provide for 
their families, and to realize the American Dream.

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