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Mark Warner: “As so many Members in the past few months, we have experienced moments of joy and moments of sorrow, sorrow in attending…”

On the recordMay 21, 2003
As so many Members in the past few months, we have experienced moments of joy and moments of sorrow, sorrow in attending funerals for those who paid the ultimate price in our engagements in Afghanistan and Iraq. Members have attended those funerals and there we see the family in a way that brings to mind the importance of, up until that moment did we give them the care they deserved? And are we now giving them the care they need after the loss of their uniformed member?
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Addressing the emotional impact of military funerals and the care for families of fallen service members.

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