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Dear
Friends,
This
Memorial
Day,
we
honor
those
who
courageously served
our
country.
In
the
spirit
of
all
they
do
for
us,
I
wanted
to
share
updates
on
what
I'm
doing
in
Congress
to
make
sure
veterans
in
our
communities
are
recognized
and
our
fallen
servicemembers
are
remembered.
BILLY
FRANK
JR.
TELL
YOUR
STORY
ACT
In
honor
of
the
civil
rights
hero
and
Marine
veteran
Billy
Frank
Jr., I
introduced
the
Billy
Frank
Jr.
Tell
Your
Story
Act in
the
U.S.
Congress.
This
bill
would
add
Billy's
name
to
the
Nisqually
National
Wildlife
Refuge,
preserve
the
location
of
the
signing
of
the
Medicine
Creek
Treaty,
and
allow
tribes
to
provide
input
on
the
materials
developed
at
the
Medicine
Creek
Treaty
site.
Earlier
this
month,
I
spoke
on
the
House
floor
about
this
legislation
and
what
it
means
to
our
area's
history:
VETERANS
HISTORY
PROJECT
Congress
created
the
Veterans
History
Project
in
2000
to
collect,
preserve,
and
make
accessible
the
personal
accounts of
American
veterans.
These
heroes
need
to
tell
their
story
so
that
future
generations
can
better
understand
our
collective
history.
If
you
or
your
loved
one
is
a
veteran,
you
can
find
more
information
on getting
them
interviewed,
or how
to interview
veterans in our
area at loc.gov/vets.
We
want
many
voices
from
the
South
Sound
to
be
a
part
of
this
important
project.
FIGHTER
ACES CONGRESSIONAL
GOLD MEDAL
It's
a
fantastic
feeling
when you
see
your legislation
come
to
life.
Last
week,
I
joined
my
colleagues
in
Congress,
the
American
Fighter
Aces
Association,
the
Museum
of
Flight
and several
Fighter
Aces
themselves
to
present
the
Congressional
Gold
Medal
to
these
American
heroes.
Congressman
Sam
Johnson
(R-TX)
and
I
introduced
the
American
Fighter
Aces
Congressional
Gold
Medal
Act
in
2013,
and
President
Obama
signed
the
legislation
into
law
last
May.
Fun
fact,
President
George
Washington
was
the
first
recipient
of
our
nation's
highest
civilian
award! All
Congressional
Gold
Medal
recipients
can
be
found
at
history.house.gov.
Happy
Memorial
Day
to
you
and
your
family.
Denny
Heck
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