[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 108 (Monday, July 28, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1541]
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                 TRIBUTE TO THE U.S.S. ``INDIANAPOLIS''

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                           HON. JULIA CARSON

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 28, 1997

  Ms. CARSON. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a brief moment to 
personally pay tribute to those who served so selflessly aboard the 
U.S.S. Indianapolis. A reunion was held in Indianapolis this weekend 
for those veterans who served on the U.S.S. Indianapolis, a heavy 
cruiser sunk by enemy torpedo on July 30, 1945.
  My pride and admiration, for the service of these men know no bounds.
  I am proud to report that I have been honored with appointment to the 
Veterans' Affairs Committee of Congress, an opportunity to be of 
special service to those who sacrificed so much for our Nation. In that 
work I find regular occasion to remember and to admire our citizen 
veterans and to help secure to them full measure of our Nation's 
respect for their contributions in time of peace and in the horror that 
is war.
  I am prouder still to join my voice with those who spoke to honor the 
men who served with such valor aboard the U.S.S. Indianapolis-- those 
with us still and those lost in the Pacific vastness somewhere west of 
Guam. For their service and sacrifice in the highest tradition of our 
country, our respect must be eternal.

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