Jerry Lewis: “Mr. Chairman, just recently I went to Walter Reed Hospital, and there…”

On the recordOctober 16, 2003

Mr. Chairman, just recently I went to Walter Reed Hospital, and there I visited Chris Knapp, a constituent of mine from Yucca Valley, California. He had been driving a Bradley not so long before that that was struck by enemy fire. He was hit by shrapnel, was proud of the fact. He showed me the Purple Heart that the President presented him with the day before, as well as the President's personal coin. He talked most, however, about Sergeant Ramirez, who had been so kind to him when he was injured. He did not talk about the fact that the night after he had been with the President, they had taken out his right eye. He urged me to communicate that they need our support. They are there for a purpose called freedom. It was Chris Knapp and his buddies and Sergeant Ramirez who are fighting the good fight over there. All they are asking for today is our real support and not our lip service.

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Jerry Lewis

California

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Discussing a visit to a wounded soldier at Walter Reed Hospital and the need for support for troops.

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Jerry Lewis: “Mr. Chairman, just recently I went to Walter Reed Hospital, and there I visited Chris Knapp, a constituent of mine from…”

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