Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank everyone who so generously shared their touching poems, thoughts, stories and feelings on the Records & Collections page of the Veterans Affairs website. I would like to quote an excerpt from a poem by Madeleine Heckbert entitled Remember:
Remember them:
The war they waged,
The lives they saved,
The freedom they gave.
Remember them.
Remember that for justice,
For love of country,
Many perished.
These children we cherished,
They fought for justice.
...
Remember their bravery,
Their strength and invincibility.
We depended on them
And they on us.
Some gave their lives
While others still live.
Our love for them thrives.
Our thanks we still give.
I would like to join with Ms. Heckbert in saying: lest we forget.