Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise ahead of Veterans Day to honor the incredible life and sacrifice of an amazing veteran from west Michigan who gave his life in service to our Nation, Specialist Four Lloyd Slack. Earlier this year, I had the honor of hosting a ceremony in his honor at the brand-new veterans home in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Lloyd Slack paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving in Vietnam, drawing enemy fire upon himself and thereby saving his team. My team learned that Lloyd's mother, 96-year-old Lola Mondy, a Gold Star mother, never received the medals that he was due. We got right to work to make sure she could see those medals and receive the commemoration of her son's service before she died. Ms. Mondy turned unimaginable loss into purpose, serving other Gold Star families while also living with her own grief. Presenting these medals to her in the ceremony was the honor of my time in Congress. Our military families sacrifice so much, and on this Veterans Day, I give my thanks to west Michiganians who have served and their families. We are the home of the free because of the brave. ____________________”