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Charles Skelton: “I wish I had the eloquence of diction to sway everyone within hearing distance to vote for this resolution. However, in…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2003
I wish I had the eloquence of diction to sway everyone within hearing distance to vote for this resolution. However, in my mind it is one that speaks loudly and clearly about the young men and young women who wear the uniform today, many of whom will be in harm's way very soon. They are all not Active Duty. We have 212,000 National Guard and reservists called up; 26,000 are in the Gulf area. Our hearts and thoughts are with them. Every generation, it seems, has thrown the torch of freedom to hold it high. The generation today that stands guard for Americans wherever they may be, fighting terrorists or in the Gulf, are the ones that are holding that torch high today. We salute them and thank them. I urge everyone in this body to support this resolution.
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Charles Skelton
Democratic · New Jersey
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Addressing support for a resolution honoring military personnel during a time of conflict.

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