[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5374-5375]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate 
the Month of the Military Child, which is celebrated every April.
  For generations, military children have supported those who serve by 
making their own sacrifices and persevering through tough times, 
especially those in families with parents on Active Duty or deployment.
  For a child, there are few things more difficult than being apart 
from a mom or dad deployed overseas. Just since 2001, nearly 2 million 
military children have experienced a parental deployment. Currently, 
there are approximately 1.2 million children of Active Duty U.S. 
members worldwide.
  Sometimes overlooked, military families move three times as often as 
nonmilitary families and share many of the hardships. Children and 
spouses in these circumstances also experience anxiety in higher rates 
than their nonmilitary counterparts and must worry about new housing, 
jobs, friends, and schools.
  With a son and daughter-in-law in the military, I know life in the 
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can be trying, but we thank these soldiers and their families for 
keeping us safe.
  Mr. Speaker, let us give praise to these soldiers and their families 
for their service and their sacrifice. They deserve as much.

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