Robert Dornan: “I wish I had an hour because my subject certainly is worthy of it. Madam Speaker, 50 years ago today the House of…”

“I wish I had an hour because my subject certainly is worthy of it. Madam Speaker, 50 years ago today the House of Representatives came to a screeching halt, and so did the United States Senate. They stood in the aisles here and cheered because the United States had crossed the Rhine on the Ludendorf railroad bridge at Remagen. And in just these few minutes--I will expand my remarks later--but in just these few minutes I think again of Ronald Reagan's goodbye to his country 9 days before George Bush was sworn in as President. In the close of President Reagan's goodbye after 8 wonderful years, he said, ``We must teach our young people about the history of our country, what those 30 seconds over Tokyo meant.'' He mentioned D-day. He mentioned Vietnamese boat people, Vietnamese rescue at sea, with a refugee yelling up to an American sailor, ``Hello, freedom man.'' He mentioned all the sacrifices that had gone before us. He told the children of America, ``If your parents are not teaching you at the kitchen table the history of your country, hit them on it.'' I think that would be a very American thing to do. Listen to this moment in history that President Eisenhower said was absolutely stunning. Time magazine said it was a moment for all history.…”