[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 99 (Friday, June 16, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1271]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                TRIBUTE TO MARINE LANCE CPL. JUSTIN LEWIS

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                             HON. DAVE CAMP

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 15, 1995

  Mr. CAMP. Mr. Speaker, some are called heroes because they can sing a 
song or put a leather ball through an iron hoop. But every now and 
then, real heroes come along. People who sacrifice everything in the 
name of liberty and protecting the American way. People who don't stop 
to think about being a hero, but instead understand that if they don't 
do their job, lives will be lost.
  One of those heroes is from the fourth District of Michigan, and his 
name is Marine Lance Cpl. Justin Lewis.
  Justin, who graduated from Midland Dow High School, was one of the 61 
member 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit that rescued pilot Scott O'Grady 
in Bosnia. After the dramatic rescue, Justin told his mother, Linda, 
that ``we didn't have time to be scared, we just did it.''
  When Justin's chopper lifted off the rescue sight, a surface-to-air 
missile missed the aircraft by about a foot. Bullets flew by and it was 
a narrow escape. But Justin Lewis and the rest of that unit went in, 
did their job, and made the rescue. They were not expecting to become 
heroes, but I can't think of many people who deserve the title more.
  What Scott O'Grady went through in the name of our country is heroic, 
to say the least. His courage and ability to adapt is an inspiration to 
every American. His commitment and the actions of the members of the 
24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, including Justin Lewis, truly define 
the meaning of heroes.

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