Their daring escape was on foot. through thick jungles and over jagged mountains. They escaped by boat. through snakeinfested rivers and across turbulent seas. They became refugees in many nations. including America. with nothing more than the clothes on their backs and the hope for freedom in their hearts. Mr. Speaker and Colleagues. please join me to honor and remember the hundreds of thousands of men and women who struggle for peace and freedom. then and now. We also honor agencies and churches such as The Vietnamese Community of Greater Cleveland and St. Helena Catholic Church. which offer a haven of support. services and hope to immigrants from all over the world. The Vietnamese culture. through the care and commitment of its people. has flourished in Cleveland and across America. yet remains forever connected to its ancient cultural and historical traditions that spiral back throughout the centuries. connecting the old worid to the new. spanning oceans and borders in the ageless quest for peacefrom Vietnam to America.
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