[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 38 (Tuesday, April 12, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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[Congressional Record: April 12, 1994]
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                  VIRGIL CARRITHERS, A GREAT AMERICAN

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                         HON. ROMANO L. MAZZOLI

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 12, 1994

  Mr. MAZZOLI. Mr. Speaker, in March, this Nation lost a truly great 
American and I lost a longtime and valued friend: Capt. Virgil 
Carrithers.
  Virgil served in the U.S. Army during World War I and later he 
remained in the service of his Nation as a captain in the Army Reserve. 
He was active in many organizations in the Louisville and Jefferson 
County area, among them: the American Legion Jefferson Post 15; the 
Civilian Conservation Corps; the Kentucky Active Militia; the Kentucky 
Historical Society; the Retired Officers Association and the Military 
Order of World Wars.
  But, more than anything else, Captain Carrithers loved, revered, and 
promoted love and reverence for the American flag and the values it 
represents. He always called himself a working advocate to preserve and 
protect the flag. But, he was much more than that. He was a proponent 
of Americanism and one who ardently believed that his nation, the 
United States of America, was the best country in the world. He took 
this message all across Louisville, Jefferson County, and Kentucky to 
schools, church groups, and civic organizations. And, he never missed 
an opportunity to promote, defend, and describe the flag.
  To his beloved and beautiful widow, Edith, to his daughter, Betty 
Risk his three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, I extend my 
condolences and deepest sympathies on the death of a great American.

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