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stonecutter357

(12,694 posts) Mon Aug 31, 2020, 11:09 PM Aug 2020

Lech Walesa - Legendary 1989 Speech in U.S. Congress

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Lech Walesa - Legendary 1989 Speech in U.S. Congress (Original Post) stonecutter357 Aug 2020 OP

Amazing day in the Hall of the House. bottomofthehill Sep 2020 #1

That was an incredible year of Joint Sessions bottomofthehill Sep 2020 #2

When the US joint Congress was united in honoring someone who fought against Russian fierywoman Sep 2020 #3

bottomofthehill

(8,327 posts)

1. Amazing day in the Hall of the House.

Reply to stonecutter357 (Original post)

Tue Sep 1, 2020, 12:37 AM

Sep 2020

I still have my “Make the check to Lech“
Pin

bottomofthehill

(8,327 posts)

2. That was an incredible year of Joint Sessions

Reply to bottomofthehill (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 1, 2020, 12:57 AM

Sep 2020

Bhutto, who was later assassinated
Walesa, Nobel Peace Prize winner
Vaclev, Havel Czech leader and hero
Mandela Nobel Peace Prize and all around amazing leader

All in the same 12 months. Now we have a President giving El Rushbo a Medal of Freedom at a Joint Session.... how low can we go

fierywoman

(7,680 posts)

3. When the US joint Congress was united in honoring someone who fought against Russian