[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10284]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNIZING OUR MILITARY FAMILIES

  (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, behind every man and woman in uniform 
serving our country are family members: husbands, wives, mothers, 
fathers, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, and other family members 
who make sacrifices as members of military families.
  Recently, I attended the dedication of a new Minnesota military 
family tribute that is now part of the Capitol Mall area in St. Paul at 
our State Capitol. It was built entirely with private donations. It 
commemorates the military Gold Star families, Blue Star families, and 
families of our veterans. This memorial is the first of its kind in the 
country, and it recognizes the military family members that do so much 
to support our servicemen and -women and our veterans.
  Being a member of a military family comes with many sacrifices. It 
means many sleepless nights during deployment. It means unexpected 
moves around the country and serving as the frontline resource when our 
soldiers transition into a new life. Every military family does this 
proudly.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend Bill and Teri Popp and everyone who has worked 
so hard to make this tribute recognizing our military families 
possible.

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