[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 17 (Friday, January 27, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H834]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CANNON ROTUNDA EXHIBIT OF AMERICAN PRISONERS OF WAR AND MISSING IN 
                                VIETNAM

  (Mr. DORNAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DORNAN. Mr. Speaker, I have sponsored an exhibit in the rotunda 
of the Cannon Office Building on our American prisoners, of war, with 
special emphasis on missing throughout the entire decade of the war in 
Vietnam. We have been fortunate to extend it for 2 more weeks.
  There is much construction around the Cannon Building. Most of our 
new Members in both parties are in the Longworth. Please try and go 
through the Cannon Building. And for the senior Members in the Rayburn 
Building, it is very important that they see this exhibit.
  Yesterday on the House floor, I made reference to my pal from 
California, Mr. Fazio, about men who had been tortured or beaten to 
death, and mentioned Commander J.J. Connell and Major Earl Cobeil. I 
want to mention the other one, Ron Storz, who tapped out with a broom, 
``God bless you; see you someday in heaven,'' who was left in 
``Alcatraz'' like Sam Johnson was.
  Ed Alterberry was beaten every day for 38 days until there were 
exposed pieces of flesh from his neck to his heels.
  I will put in the names of all of the others, including a woman, and 
then do a 5-minute special order to conclude on that theme and the 
Medal of Honor.

                   [From P.O.W., by John G. Hubbell]

       Norn Schmidt, ``Freddy'' Frederick, Ken Cameron, Betty Ann 
     Olsen, Hank Blood, and Top Benson.
     Reader's Digest Press, 1976.

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