[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 55 (Thursday, April 25, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E653]
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            TRIBUTE TO U.S. SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN IN BOSNIA

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                            HON. JIM SAXTON

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 25, 1996

  Mr. SAXTON. Mr. Speaker, there is an old military saying which alerts 
us to expect the unexpected. This time-tested adage is as true today as 
we send young fighting men and women to Bosnia as it was two 
generations ago in World War II.
  On April 27, 1996, the New Jersey Exercise Tiger Association and the 
VFW Post 3729 will commemorate the 52d anniversary of Exercise Tiger. 
Exercise Tiger was designed to be a dress rehearsal for the D-Day 
invasion of France. But as is so common in the ``fog of war,'' the best 
laid plans are always subject to the unexpected, the unanticipated, the 
unforseen.
  And so it was on April 28, 1944 when an American amphibious assault 
force which was practicing for the D-Day invasion was suddenly attacked 
by German warships. The surprise attack resulted in the death of 946 
men, the second highest death toll of that long and embittered war.
  Today, over 20,000 U.S. service men and women are serving in Bosnia 
in an effort to again secure peace in Europe. These dedicated 
individuals, like those who have served so honorably before them, have 
the difficult task of fulfilling the commitments made by American 
foreign policy makers. And like those who served in uniform over 50 
years ago, the unexpected can happen at any moment with devastating 
effect.
  I wish to salute the fine men who served and died 52 years ago while 
conducting Exercise Tiger. There is a special kinship between those 
American heroes and the men and women who today are serving in Bosnia. 
I wish also to pay tribute to Walter Domanski of the New Jersey 
Exercise Tiger Association and Bill Cadmus, Senior Vice Commander of 
VFW Post 3729. These two fine individuals are ``keepers of the flame,'' 
ensuring that Americans will remember and reflect on the sacrifices 
that our military has made and continues to make on our behalf.

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