REP. THOMPSON ISSUES STATEMENT ON MEMORIAL DAY
May 28, 2012
Congressmen Mike Thompson (D-CA) today released the following statement in honor of Memorial Day, which will be observed on Monday, May 28, 2012:
“On Memorial Day, we honor the men and women who laid down their lives for our nation's most treasured and highest ideals: freedom, liberty, and democracy.
“As we honor their service to our nation, let us also remember the Americans who are serving our nation around the world today. Without the brave efforts of generations of soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, Merchant Marines, and Coast Guardsmen and their families, our country would not live so freely.
“Let us honor the sacrifice of those who died defending our nation the best way we know how: by ensuring the mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, sons and daughters, and fellow soldiers they left behind receive the very best our nation can provide. And let us pray for peace - for the day when war is not a reality, but a far-distant memory.”
Congressman Mike Thompson is proud to represent California's 1st Congressional District, which includes the Counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma, Napa, and Yolo. He is a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Rep. Thompson is also a member of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition and sits on the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Wine Caucus.
“On Memorial Day, we honor the men and women who laid down their lives for our nation's most treasured and highest ideals: freedom, liberty, and democracy.
“As we honor their service to our nation, let us also remember the Americans who are serving our nation around the world today. Without the brave efforts of generations of soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, Merchant Marines, and Coast Guardsmen and their families, our country would not live so freely.
“Let us honor the sacrifice of those who died defending our nation the best way we know how: by ensuring the mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, sons and daughters, and fellow soldiers they left behind receive the very best our nation can provide. And let us pray for peace - for the day when war is not a reality, but a far-distant memory.”
Congressman Mike Thompson is proud to represent California's 1st Congressional District, which includes the Counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma, Napa, and Yolo. He is a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Rep. Thompson is also a member of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition and sits on the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Wine Caucus.
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Issues:Veterans