Larsen Statement on Veterans Day

Washington, DC, November 10, 2011

Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, issued the following statement in recognition of Veterans Day.

“Veterans Day is a time to pause and remember the sacrifices made by those who have served in our armed services during the proud history of our military. We thank those who have served, and we recall those who gave, as President Abraham Lincoln called it, ‘the last full measure of devotion.'

“This Veterans Day is particularly poignant, as the last 40,000 troops stationed in Iraq will soon be returning home to their families. These brave men and women are among the hundreds of thousands of young Americans who have put their lives on the line in service of our country in Afghanistan and Iraq over the last 10 years.”