Embassy Events 2003
U.S. Congress Thanks Polish Troops for their Efforts to Liberate Iraq
10 April 2003 |
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Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the House of Representatives, expressed
lawmakers' gratitude to American, British, Australian and Polish troops
on April 10, 2003, for their role in helping liberate Iraq. Mr. Hastert
and other Members of Congress spoke at a solemn ceremony in Statuary
Hall at the U.S. Capitol.
Ambassador of the Republic of Poland
Przemyslaw Grudzinski, along with his colleges from Great Britain and
Australia, attended the event. The audience gave them a standing
ovation with cheers of "Bravo! Bravo!" Ambassador Grudzinski has said
that Poland's role in Iraq won't end with the conclusion of military
action.
Two hundred Polish soldiers are participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
