Tim Scott: “Since September 11, the United States has seen many in uniform who have displayed the courage that would allow them to…”

“Since September 11, the United States has seen many in uniform who have displayed the courage that would allow them to face life-threatening danger and the sacrifice which would risk their own personal safety and comfort in order to protect our personal freedoms, defend our civil liberties, and guard our constitutional rights. Mr. Speaker, courage and personal sacrifice are the two attributes that keep the attacks of September 11 from having happened in vain. It is that personal courage and sacrifice that our brave men and women aboard the USS Enterprise Battle Group displayed. They were en route back to the United States following a scheduled peacetime deployment from the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch over Iraq when they were suddenly and unexpectedly redeployed to the war effort in Afghanistan. Mr. Speaker, it is also that same courage and personal sacrifice that the families, friends, loved ones of the entire USS Enterprise Battle Group, the members of the United States Armed Forces, and the victims of the September 11 attack had to display and continue to have to display while keeping the faith that our Nation will be protected.”