Rep. Penny Morales Shaw

Let us pause to recognize and honor the courageous service members who have sacrificed themselves, as well as their surviving families, for our freedoms.

Let us also pause to honor the lives of the countless indigenous people and other Americans who have also sacrificed immeasurably through service that history has not always recognized.

May this 250th Anniversary of our Nation’s founding mark the time of coming together of all people and strengthening our commitment to peace in the world for all, and the sacrifices it has taken to sustain its promise for a nation for all.