Mr. Speaker, I Rise Today To Recognize

From The Bitter Cold Winter At Valley Forge, To The Mountains Of Afghanistan And The Deserts Of Iraq, Our Soldiers Have Courageously Answered When Called, Gone Where Ordered, And Defended Our Nation With Honor.

In Fact, In 2002, The Secretary Of Defense Authorized Such Support On A Reimbursable Basis To Organizations Formerly Components Of The Department Of Justice And Department Of The Treasury And Currently Components Of The Department Of Homeland Security.

Education Should Be One Of Our Top Funding Priorities; Talking About It Does Not Help The Teachers And Students Who Desperately Need Promises Fulfilled.

To Honor Our National Promise To Our Veterans, We Must Continue To Improve Services For Our Men And Women In Uniform Today And Provide Long Overdue Benefits For The Veterans And Military Retirees Who Have Already Served.

It Matters Not What Your Individual Position Is On Either War We Are Currently Prosecuting - In Iraq Or Afghanistan - Certainly We Can All Agree Protesting At Military Funerals Is A Cruel And Unnecessary Hardship On Our Military Families During Their Most Difficult Hour.