[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7391]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING WARRIORS WEEKEND

  (Mr. FARENTHOLD asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Speaker, I am here today to pay tribute to our 
veterans and to the men and women of our Armed Forces who wake up every 
day, put on our Nation's uniform, and don't know if they are going to 
be home that evening safely with their families.
  Last weekend, volunteers came together in Port O'Connor, Texas, to 
honor more than 900 veterans and current members of the Armed Forces 
for the ninth annual Warriors Weekend.
  Warriors Weekend brings together military members who have been 
wounded during combat in the global war on terror--and not just those 
who are wounded physically, but also those with invisible scars, like 
PTSD and depression.
  Mr. Speaker, many of these current and former military members are 
still in recovery and physical rehabilitation, but the weekend event 
gives them the chance to build a support network and have a great time 
enjoying the Texas outdoors.
  Warriors Weekend was created in part by veterans who served during 
Vietnam. They knew all too well how it felt to return home from war and 
be looked down on. They wanted to make sure every member of the 
military is welcomed home properly, and they knew that our wounded 
veterans oftentimes have needs that are overlooked.
  I urge Members to support Warriors Weekend again next year.

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