Veterans in Congress Wash Vietnam War Wall for Memorial Day
Several veterans currently serving in Congress — from both sides of the aisle — joined together to wash the Vietnam War Memorial ahead of the Memorial Day holiday honoring fallen service-members.
CBS News’ “Face the Nation” shared video of the project on Sunday, showing several members of Congress who served in different branches of the military as they hand-washed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
“Democrat, Republican, black, white, brown, none of that matters,” Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) said. “It just matters that we’re all Americans.”
This Memorial Day weekend, a bipartisan group of veterans who serve in Congress hand-washed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial together.
“Democrat, Republican, Black, White, Brown, none of that matters. It just matters that we’re all Americans,” Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) said. pic.twitter.com/TmMLGrGbd3
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) May 26, 2024
Waltz and Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) also spoke with “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan about the “divide” between the 99% of Americans who have never served in the military and the 1% who have. Calling that chasm “deeply problematic as a democracy,” they told Brennan that they have been working together to find better ways to recruit more young Americans to serve.
With less than 1% of the American population serving in the military, the "divide" between the other 99% is "deeply problematic as a democracy," says @RepPatRyanNY, who is working with another veteran in Congress, Rep. @michaelgwaltz, on ways to recruit more service members. pic.twitter.com/DPEiYsdJfm
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) May 26, 2024
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