Tom Price: “as we prepare for the Christmas holiday, it is important that we remember those who will not be home for Christmas, our…”

“as we prepare for the Christmas holiday, it is important that we remember those who will not be home for Christmas, our men and women in the armed services. Next week is Thank the Troops Week. While we celebrate the holiday, our troops all over the world defend our freedom. Since 9/11, much support and concern has been shown, with yellow ribbons and clothing drives and helping families and sending care packages. Just recently, I posted a thank you letter to our troops on my Web site and shared it on TownHall.com. A creative program that caught my eye is based in my own district in Georgia. It is called Armor 4 Troops Foundation, which is doing great things for our soldiers. Founded in December 2004 by marine officers, it provides state-of-the-art antiballistic glasses and other critical equipment directly to our troops in the field, and it also provides financial assistance to families of our soldiers who have been admitted to Walter Reed or Bethesda Naval Hospital. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to represent a district that will not forget those who serve, and we are all blessed to live in a Nation of heroes like the men and women in our military who fight every single day. ____________________”