More Than 48 Million Men

The Sacrifices Ordinary American Men And Women From Communities Large And Small Have Been Willing To Make, Often Before They Were Past Their Teenage Years, Have Secured Our Nation Unprecedented Freedoms And Made Us The World's Bulwark Of Liberty.

Our Greatest Privilege And Responsibility As Leaders Of The House Committee On Veterans' Affairs Is To Provide Our Veterans With A System That Cares For Their Wounds And Ensures That They Have An Opportunity To Succeed.

Each Family Of The United States Military Now Attends To Their Loved Ones Funeral With A Wrenching Worry That It Will Be Met Possibly With A Protest Or A Demonstration.

The Young Patriots Now Returning From War In Iraq And Afghanistan And Other Deployments Worldwide Are Joining The Ranks Of Veterans To Whom America Owes An Immense Debt Of Gratitude.

As A Matter Of Fact, When Compression Technology Came Along, We Thought The Future In 1996 Was About Voice. We Got It Wrong. It Is About Voice, Video, And Data, And That Is What We Have Today On These Cell Phones.