[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17037]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    THANK YOU TO THE FRANKLIN FAMILY

  (Mr. ABRAHAM asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank an incredible 
American family in my district. The Franklin family of Richland Parish 
made a generous donation to our Nation's heroes. The family has given 
50 acres of land to develop the Northeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery.
  George Franklin, the patriarch of the family, was a veteran himself, 
a member of the Greatest Generation. In World War II, George served in 
the Eighth Air Force, European Theater. He was a tail gunner. He flew 
over 35 missions in a B-17. He earned six air medals, four battle 
stars, and a Presidential citation.
  The Franklin family represents a true American commitment to serve, 
and this gift from their family to the veterans is yet just another 
example of that service. The cemetery will officially open next week--
on time--with the first internment on Veterans Day.
  The Franklin family has given so much to Louisiana. I commend them 
for this honorable contribution to those who gave so much for us.

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