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“Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. I am so pleased and proud to be on this floor today in recognition of Vietnam-era veterans and their service to this country. As a matter of fact, I have always felt very bad when I encountered Vietnam-era veterans and always apologized to them for the fact that they were not received back to their country in a manner that they should have been and received the resources that they deserved, having served our country. This is a very important bill that will honor the U.S. Army Dustoff crews of the Vietnam war collectively in recognition of their extraordinary heroism, their lifesaving actions in Vietnam, and their direct contribution to the defense of the United States. I thank Mr. Kilmer and all the other sponsors of this bill. Further, I asked my staff as we were sitting here: Were the Dustoff crews a special unit that we are honoring today? Should we be looking at other Vietnam-era veterans? It is a question I am raising as I make this presentation today. Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Kilmer so very much for his comments. I urge all of my colleagues to vote ``yes,'' and I yield back the balance of my time.”