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By LOU HATTER
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
Though last weekend’s deluge forced the Memorial Day service inside, it failed to dampen the spirits of the county residents who attended.
Speaking to the approximately 60 county residents who gathered at Trinity Church in Washington, Congressman D. French Slaughter Jr. said that this year the observance of Memorial Day “is easier due to the events in Eastern Europe — the freedom our countrymen fought and died for is thriving and spreading.”
The fast-moving events which have shaken the Soviet empire since last October, the congressman said, “have affirmed the principles of peace through strength. The events of today are an affirmation of United States policies since 1945.”
But Mr. Slaughter stressed that the cost of that freedom will be continued vigilance, even during the seeming thaw in the Cold War. “Now we run the risk of squandering it all.” Speaking of the debate about the so-called “peace dividend,” Mr. Slaughter added, “peace
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