[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 111 (Thursday, July 31, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S8617]
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                        ARMY SGT. KELLY S. YARDE

 Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I rise today in recognition of Army 
Sgt. Kelly S. Yarde, who hails from Evansville. Sergeant Yarde, who is 
currently serving in Bosnia with Operation Joint Guard, was moved by 
the sadness he saw in the faces of Bosnia's children each time he went 
out on patrol. In response, he appealed to the people of his hometown 
and surrounding areas, asking for donations of school supplies, toys 
and sporting goods that he could give to these children.
  Local media helped to publicize Sergeant Yarde's plea, and the 
community responded in magnificent fashion. Hundreds of donations have 
already poured in, and are continuing to arrive at collection bins set 
up at local businesses. Some of the gifts have already been shipped to 
Bosnia, and Sergeant Yarde has, on his own time, taken them to 
orphanages and refugee centers.
  Americans are, by their nature, very generous people. The fact that 
we can not solve every problem in the world should not prevent us from 
solving at least some of them. I am pleased and proud that Sergeant 
Yarde had the foresight to identify a problem that he could help to 
solve, and had the faith in his community to ask for help in solving 
it. I am equally pleased that the people of Evansville and the 
surrounding area responded so generously to Sergeant Yarde's plea on 
behalf of the children of Bosnia.

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