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Sam Gibbons: “today I rise proudly in support of House Joint Resolution 54, to prohibit the desecration of the American flag. I want…”

On the recordFebruary 24, 1999
today I rise proudly in support of House Joint Resolution 54, to prohibit the desecration of the American flag. I want to express my sincere thanks to my colleagues, the gentleman from California (Mr. Duke Cunningham) and the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. John Murtha), for reintroducing this tremendously important piece of legislation. Mr. Speaker, more than one million men and women have sacrificed their lives defending this country and the freedom that this flag represents, and it would be a great dishonor for all of us now to turn our backs on those who gave so much to protect the American flag and what it symbolizes. We must fight for them now in protecting the symbol of this Nation. Mr. Speaker, as a veteran of both the Vietnam and Persian Gulf wars, I proudly support this legislation, and I urge every member of this great, august body to do the same.
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Sam Gibbons
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Supporting House Joint Resolution 54 to prohibit the desecration of the American flag.

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