[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 49 (Wednesday, April 17, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S3426]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      TRIBUTE TO CHINA-BURMA-INDIA VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF NEVADA

  Mr. BRYAN. Mr. President, I rise today to honor the China-Burma-India 
Veterans Association [CBIVA] of Nevada. These veterans played a 
decisive role in World War II. The China-Burma-India Veterans were 
responsible for driving the Japanese out of the treacherous Burma 
jungles and for building a road from Burma through the Himalayas to 
China, which was originally called the Burma Road. The China-Burma-
India Veterans also flew the most famous of the B-29 airplanes, brought 
the air war to Japan and its occupied territories and ended the war 
with the historic atom bombing of mainland Japan.
  The China-Burma-India Association was established in 1948 in 
Milwaukee, WI and is now a nonprofit organization of approximately 
7,000 veterans. In Las Vegas, a group of the brave and courageous 
veterans has established a chapter of their own called the Silver State 
Basha No. 133 with Eugene Henkin as their current commander. The China-
Burma-India Veterans Association, Silver State Basha No. 133, keeps 
their veterans in touch by sending out more than 200 newsletters to 
China-Burma-India Veterans of Las Vegas and surrounding communities.
  The Silver State Basha No. 133 is an example of the many fine men and 
women in our country who had the courage, sacrifice, and devotion to 
serve in World War II. On April 21-23, the China-Burma-India Veterans 
Association World War II will hold its western area reunion in Las 
Vegas at the Rio Hotel and Casino. I am pleased to recognize this group 
and would like to wish the China-Burma-India Veterans Association best 
wishes on a successful reunion.

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