[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 48 (Thursday, March 25, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E573]
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                        THE FRED F. HOLMES AWARD

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 25, 1999

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, the Fred F. Holmes award was established 
by the Veterans' Council of North Attleboro, Massachusetts, to 
recognize individuals who have had a positive effect on the lives of 
local veterans. On December 6, 1998, it was my great pleasure to attend 
a testimonial dinner honoring this year's recipient of the Holmes 
award, Mr. Charles E. Langille.
  Mr. Langille was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1922. His 
family moved to North Attleboro where Mr. Langille attended a regional 
agricultural school and began a long period of employment with the 
Sales Dairy Farm.
  Mr. Langille interrupted his employment in 1943, when he enlisted in 
the U.S. Army and became a member of the elite 82nd Airborne as a 
paratrooper-medic. In June 1944, Mr. Langille participated in the 
Normandy Invasion, carrying only a pistol and sometimes no weapon at 
all! Mr. Langille reports that he was one of the fortunate few to 
survive that war unscathed. After the war, Mr. Langille resumed his 
career in agriculture and later spent several years working in the 
lumber industry and as the Animal Control Officer in North Attleboro, 
retiring at the age of 70.
  Those who know Charles Langille know he is a man of great compassion 
and loyalty, with an endless capacity for assisting those in need. As 
an example of his concern for others, over the past 20 years, Mr. 
Langille has regularly visited veterans at the VA hospital in Brockton, 
bringing them meals, providing recreation and helping them in countless 
other ways.
  The citizens of North Attleboro, and especially its veterans, are 
fortunate to have a person like Charles Langille in their midst. I 
offer Mr. Langille my deep gratitude and heartfelt congratulations as 
this year's recipient of the Fred F. Holmes award.

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