For Our Veterans

September 29 2016  Office of Speaker Ryan  Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. The Korean War is often referred to as the forgotten war but yesterday Congress took a big step towards making sure that is never the case. Speaker Ryan signed and sent to the White House H.R. 1475 which creates a Wall of Remembrance located at the Korean War Memorial in Washington DC. The wall will list the names of all those who were killed wounded missing or prisoners during the war. A group of Korean War veterans also attended the ceremonyincluding the Houses own Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) and Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY). Watch on Facebook  Twitter

Read Speaker Ryans RemarksI want to recognize all the veterans that are here.  The Korean War is often referred to as the forgotten war but more than 5.7 million Americans served in that conflict. More than 36000 Americans gave their lives in the Korean War. To this day thousands remain unaccounted for. All of these patriots deserve their due and so this bill will create a wall of remembrance at the Korean War Memorial listing the names of those who perished. This is an excellent and overdue addition to our National Mall.  I am honored to sign this bill and I am honored to be here with some of our veterans. . . It is an absolute joy to sign a bill authored by Sam Johnson a man we all cherish respect and who has gone above and beyond in service to his country.