Lee Terry: “certainly as Americans, especially now, we owe the men and women who served our country in times of war a tremendous…”

“certainly as Americans, especially now, we owe the men and women who served our country in times of war a tremendous debt of gratitude. Simply put, we cannot do enough to thank them for their contributions to our great Nation. We cannot do enough to honor them for their dedication to the principles of freedom and liberty which our families enjoy. To that end, we set aside one day each year, November 11, to recognize the contributions of American war veterans to this great Nation. We keep one day to be mindful of their sacrifices and the sacrifice of their families. Veterans Day is for them, and now the sanctity of that day is in jeopardy. Just to tell my colleagues a story, last Veterans Day, just a few weeks ago, I attended several ceremonies; and one of the speakers got up at the ceremony in our memorial park in Omaha, Nebraska, and said to the attendees, If Congress has their way, this will be the last time we meet. He went on to say that combining Veterans Day with election day is a little bit like combining Christmas and Halloween. I do not necessarily agree with his analogy, but the point was well taken.”