DeLauro Issues Statement on Veterans Day

Today, U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued the following statement recognizing Veterans Day:

"For 250 years, generations of brave men and women have answered the call to defend our country. They have donned a uniform to serve at home and around the world to grant us the freedom and opportunity that are the cornerstones of our society. Because of them, we are free to speak our minds, meet with whom we choose, worship where we choose, elect our leaders, and live under laws that are a model around the world.

"Today, there are over 17 million veterans in the United States. Just as my father, an immigrant from Italy, served in the Army and became a captain, our veterans have come from all different walks of life-generations of Americans who stepped up to defend the ideas of liberty and democracy. We will never let their memory, their stories, and their courage be lost to history. As we remember their sacrifice, it reinforces our responsibility to serve veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors with honor, dignity, and unwavering commitment. My gratitude is with every veteran and their families on this day of remembrance."