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On the recordMay 22, 2014
Mr. President, on the last Monday of every May our country pauses to commemorate Memorial Day and honor the men and women who died in wars around the world in defense of freedom, liberty, peace, and the United States of America. This coming Monday is no exception. I urge my fellow Members of the Senate, all Georgians, and all Americans, to take a moment sometime over this weekend to pause and give thanks for the sacrifices made so we can do what we are doing here today, and so Georgians and Americans can do what they do on the lakes, beaches, and mountains of our country as they celebrate Memorial Day. I was honored and pleased to travel to eight of the American cemeteries in Europe--in Italy, Luxembourg, Great Britain, and France, particularly Normandy, on the 70th anniversary of D-day, which is coming up--and pay tribute to the thousands of graves of Americans who went overseas in World War I or World War II and gave their life-- sacrificed and died--so we can live in freedom and peace today. Our Armed Forces are a great gift to us. They never ask for anything in return. They always give their service to our country. They swear their allegiance to protect and defend our domestic tranquility, and every single time they do the job. Today we know they are deployed in Afghanistan, we know they are deployed in Africa, we know they are at sea--both on top of the sea and under the sea--and in the air, always looking to see that America is safe and free from harm.…
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Johnny Isakson
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