Political Quotes

“I rise today in support of H. Res. 1630, a resolution expressing support for National POW/MIA Recognition Day. Mr. Speaker, as Members of Congress our most solemn obligation is to defend the United States and protect the American people from those who would do them harm. But we merely make national security policy. The men and women in uniform who shoulder the burden of defending our nation--who fight and sacrifice around the world on our behalf--they are the tip of the spear, who risk life and limb to keep us safe. Those American warriors who are captured or missing in action must be honored, and this resolution does honor them. We extend the gratitude of this body and the nation to those who have served and continue to serve the United States in captivity to hostile forces as prisoners of war, and those who remain missing. But more importantly, we must make every effort to find and liberate them. American service men and women must know that they will not be forgotten. They will not be abandoned. More than 138,000 members of the Armed Forces who fought in World War II, the Korean war, the Vietnam war, the cold war, the gulf war, and Operation Iraqi Freedom were detained or interned as POWs. Many of them endured unimaginable suffering. Today, more than 84,000 members of the Armed Forces remain unaccounted for. And there remain today members of the Armed Forces held captive in Iraq and Afghanistan. Mr.…”