U.S. Representatives Marc Veasey (D-TX 33) and Ron Wright (R-TX 6) are joining together to support the establishment of a Medal of Honor Memorial in Washington. The monument in Washington will be a compliment to the soon to be built Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington. They jointly wrote about it in an opinion piece for the Dallas Morning News. In it they wrote:
“It may not seem like Parrott (first recipient of the Medal of Honor) and Williams (the most recent) have a lot in common, but one thing they share is a burning passion for service and love of freedom. As Washington gets swept up in the chaos of politics and partisan bickering, its stories like these that inspired both of us lawmakers to introduce bipartisan legislation honoring these heroes. We must never lose sight of the sacrifice our military gives, allowing us to govern in this great democracy.”
Real bipartisanship often means neither party gets everything it wants. Sometimes, like in this case, everyone wins. We need to celebrate and call attention to bipartisanship when we find it. Washington rancor gets all the attention these days. Thank Congressmen Wright and Veasey for this effort and ask them to keep it up!
Read the whole commentary from the Dallas Morning News