Westerman: Commemorating Memorial Day

Commemorating Memorial Day 'We honor the best of us' - Westerman HOT SPRINGS -- Former Arkansas House Majority Leader and Fourth District Congressional Candidate Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) today issued the following statement commemorating Memorial Day: "On this Memorial Day, we honor the best of us--those for whom, in laying down their lives, showed the greatest love anyone can give their friends, families and countrymen.  It is because of them that our country has stood as a beacon of liberty and strength throughout the years.  While our national ideals have faced challenges, the sacrifice made by our heroes demand that we, the living, continue to promote the ideals for which they so valiantly gave of themselves."As we mark this holiday with our friends and families, I ask that you join me in taking a moment to remember those who have given us their last full measure of devotion and pray for their families who are with us today."

About Rep. Bruce Westerman A lifelong resident of Garland County, Rep. Bruce Westerman was Arkansas's first Republican House Majority Leader in 138 years and an architect of the House Republican SIMPLE Plan which led to the 2013 Republican takeover of the Arkansas House of Representatives. An engineer and forester for 22 years at Mid-South Engineering in Hot Springs, Westerman is a registered professional engineer in Arkansas and six other states, and a registered forester in Arkansas. He holds a Master of Forestry degree (2001) from Yale University. In 2013, he was named Engineer of the Year by the Arkansas Society of Professional of Engineers. Westerman graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological and Agricultural Engineering from the Univesity of Arkansas in 1990. While at Arkansas, Westerman was a four-year walk-on member of the Razorback Football Team. He received the Outstanding Young Alumni Award in 2005 and the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2012. Westerman is a former board member of the Fountain Lake School District and is a deacon at Walnut Valley Baptist Church. He lives in Hot Springs with his wife Sharon and their four children. For more information on Rep. Bruce Westerman, please visit http://BruceWesterman.com and follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/WestermanAR, Facebook at http://facebook.com/WestermanAR, Tumblr at http://WestermanAR.tumblr.com, and Instagram at http://instagram.com/WestermanAR.