[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 469 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 469

To commend the patriotic citizens of Remy, France, who honorably buried 
Lieutenant Houston Braly after his heroic attack on a German munitions 
                        train on August 2, 1944.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 27, 1996

 Mr. Baker of California (for himself, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Lipinski) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                       on International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
To commend the patriotic citizens of Remy, France, who honorably buried 
Lieutenant Houston Braly after his heroic attack on a German munitions 
                        train on August 2, 1944.

Whereas on August 2, 1944, a squadron of P-51s from the 364th Fighter Group, 
        strafed a German munitions train in Remy, France;
Whereas the resulting explosion killed Lieutenant Houston Braly, one of the 
        attacking pilots, and destroyed much of the village of Remy, including 7 
        stained glass windows in its 13th century church;
Whereas despite threats of reprisals from the occupying German authorities, the 
        citizens of Remy recovered Lieutenant Braly's body from the wreckage, 
        buried his body with dignity and honor in the church's cemetery, and 
        decorated the gravesite daily with fresh flowers;
Whereas the surviving members of the 364th Fighter Group desire to express their 
        gratitude not only to the brave citizens of Remy but to all the people 
        throughout the occupied nations in World War II who assisted downed 
        airmen;
Whereas to express their gratitude, the surviving members of the 364th Fighter 
        Group raised funds, through ``Windows for Remy'', to restore the 
        church's stained glass windows which had been replaced with plain glass 
        windows; and
Whereas on Armistice Day, 1995, the village of Remy renamed the crossroads near 
        the site of Lieutenant Braly's death in his honor: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the bravery and honor demonstrated by the citizens 
of Remy, France, be commended, and that the efforts of the surviving 
members of the 364th Fighter Group to raise funds to restore the 
church's stained glass windows be recognized.
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