Griffin: We Remember and Honor Those Who Gave Their Lives to Protect Our Freedom

Griffin: We Remember and Honor Those

Who Gave Their Lives to Protect Our Freedom

Says, We ‘thank and pray for their families and loved ones’

 

WASHINGTON – Congressman Tim Griffin (AR-02) issued the following statement in honor of Memorial Day:

“Today, we remember and honor those who served our country and gave their lives to protect the freedom we all hold dear.  As we reflect on the heroism and devotion of the many brave service men and women who paid the ultimate price, we must never forget to thank and pray for their families and loved ones. And let us all rededicate ourselves to teaching the next generation to show respect and reverence for the fallen so that every generation understands the true meaning of Memorial Day.”

About Congressman Tim Griffin

Congressman Tim Griffin was re-elected as the 24^th representative of Arkansas’s Second Congressional District on November 6, 2012.  For the 113^th Congress, he is a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means while also serving as an Assistant Whip for the majority.  In the 112^th Congress, he served as a member of the House Armed Services Committee, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Griffin is a graduate of Hendrix College in Conway and Tulane Law School in New Orleans, and attended graduate school at Oxford University.  He has served in the U.S. Army Reserve for 17 years, was deployed to Iraq and holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.  He also served as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas and Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Political Affairs for President George W. Bush.  Griffin lives in Little Rock with his wife Elizabeth and their two children.

Griffin’s congressional offices are located in Little Rock, Conway and Washington, and are open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CT, except for federal holidays.  Office locations and directions are available online at www.Griffin.house.gov, by phone (501) 324-5941 or by writing the Office of Congressman Tim Griffin, 1232 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515.