Shea-Porter Statement on Veterans Day

Statement

Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter issued the following statement in honor of Veterans Day. She will deliver remarks today during an event at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery.

"Veterans Day is when Americans pause to reflect on freedom and thank the men and women who protected that freedom for us. We follow the age-old traditions of marching in parades, attending ceremonies, and sharing the stories of duty, of sacrifice, of patriotism.

"It is a special day, but we know that honoring veterans and military families requires much more than one day each year.

"Patriotic Americans in every generation have stepped up when asked to serve. They went to places near and far from home, and they experienced things that the rest of us cannot imagine. Some served in war. Some served in peacetime. All of them left families and friends and interrupted their lives to serve this country. Veterans were there for us, and on Veterans Day and every day, they need to know that our nation and our people will be there for them.

"Today, let us honor the bravery and sacrifice of veterans. And let us remember that "thank you' must be more than a phrase. It must be an enduring commitment to America's veterans."

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