Political Quotes

“Ladies and gentlemen of the House, I rise today, as we approach Veterans Day, to honor Corporal Joshua ``J.B.'' Kerns. Corporal Kerns, from Ararat, Virginia, in Patrick County, served in the United States Marine Corps in the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 3rd Platoon. And one day in Afghanistan he, unfortunately, was hit with an IED explosion. This brave young man lost both legs and one arm. One of the volunteers who worked with him as he recovered, Bert Caswell, working with Wounded Warriors, wrote a poem on his behalf, which I will put into the Record, but I would like to read just a small piece of it. It's entitled ``What I've Learned.'' ``And yet, you're only 21. But from you, Joshua, so much more I've learned, more than all my years under the sun! And that as long as we have such sons like you, and such families too, then our Nation will stand, yes, that old Red, White and Blue. And in our future, there's even more to learn from you!'' Thank you, Joshua ``J.B.'' Kerns, and all of our soldiers who serve our Nation. What I've Learned (By Bert Caswell) CORPORAL JOSHUA B. KERNS, 2ND COMBAT ENGINEERS BATTALION, THE UNITED STATES MARINES WHAT I'VE LEARNED What . . . What I've learned! That in this our Country Tis of Thee, there are such most splendid souls as these! Such Magnificent Men of Might, America's Bravest of all sons so bright like you J.B.! United States Marines, who all so shine . . . all in their most Splendid Shades of Green! As this is what I've learned!…”