[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 7 (Wednesday, February 2, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E57]
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                       HONORING JAMES A. BARRETT

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 2, 2000

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment to pause and 
remember the life of a World War II veteran who sadly passed away on 
January 4, 2000.
  James A. Barrett was born on January 5, 1919 to James and Ida Barrett 
in Cortez, Colorado. James attended school in Cortez and graduated from 
Cortez Union High School. During World War II, James served in the 
United States Army and Air Force. For nearly two years, he was held 
captive as a prisoner of war in Germany.
  James was a life member of the Cortez Elks Lodge #1789, a member of 
the Mancos Veteran's of Foreign Wars, and the Mancos Lodge of Masons. 
He married Frances Normera Petty in 1940 and they celebrated 59 years 
of marriage.
  It is with this, Mr. Speaker, that I would like to offer this tribute 
in James memory and honor. He was a great American who greatly 
contributed to his country and community.

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