Political Quotes

“these are difficult days for our country. The war is not over. We continue to have young Americans killed, almost on a daily basis in Iraq, and that country is very unsettled. But that is not why I rise to speak tonight. I rise to speak about soldiers of wars passed. Just this past weekend in Marietta, Ohio, I attended a meeting of the Purple Heart Association; and later on that evening I spoke to a group of veterans who had served on the LST ships, those large ships that transported cargo and goods and soldiers, landing them on the beaches of Normandy and elsewhere; and I was struck by the fact that these veterans are full of goodwill and wonderful stories about their lives as members of the United States Armed Forces. They went through some hellish experiences, things that we can only imagine, I guess, in our darkest moments. But I am concerned, Mr. Speaker, that this country, as rich as we are and as willing as we are to take care of the well-off among us, that this country is failing to live up to its obligations to our Nation's veterans.”