Wilson Calls on Americans to Support U.S. Military Families

Today, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) made the following remarks on the House floor: "Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank my colleagues and the American people for supporting our men and women who have volunteered to stand in harm's way," said Rep. Wilson."While no one desires to go to war, the threat to America posed by Iraq and international terrorism is real and many of those in the armed forces may be asked to make the ultimate sacrifice. "I have met in the last two weeks on a delegation led by Congressman Mac Collins the courageous troops in Kuwait, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. "Already, nearly 170,000 members of the National Guard and Reserve have been called up for deployment. These brave people have volunteered to leave their jobs and families, to help secure our liberty."Many of the military families struggle to make ends meet, and I ask Americans to reach out to them. Every helping hand is greatly appreciated, even if just a word of encouragement. I ask everyone across this great land to support our troops by assisting their families while they are defending freedom," said Rep. Wilson.###