Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6863) to designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Memphis, Tennessee, as the ``Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center''. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 6863 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Luke Joseph Weathers, Jr., was born December 16, 1922, in Grenada, Mississippi, then moved to Memphis, Tennessee, at age five. (2) Luke Joseph Weathers, Jr., graduated from Booker T. Washington High School and is an alumnus of Xavier University in New Orleans. (3) Upon his graduation, Luke Joseph Weathers, Jr., enlisted in one of the first training programs for Black pilots, beginning his journey as a Tuskegee Airman. (4) Within his first few years active in the war, Luke Joseph Weathers, Jr., named his plane ``Spirit of Beale Street'', in honor of his hometown, Memphis, Tennessee. He flew this plane with the ``Red Tails''. (5) He was credited with shooting down German planes while protecting United States Army Air Corps bombers and shooting down two Messerschmitt 109s in Italy while escorting a damaged B-24 Liberator bomber. (6) During his military service, he rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. (7) Luke Joseph Weathers, Jr., received numerous honors and awards throughout his long and distinguished career.…”