[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 68 (Tuesday, June 6, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E886]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING MRS. HAZEL PAHLER

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 6, 2000

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I want to ask that we all pause for a 
moment to remember a woman who we have lost, Hazel Pahler. Though she 
is gone, she will live on in the hearts of all who knew her.
  Mrs. Pahler was a first lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps. She was 
laid to rest with full military honors, in Grand Junction, Colorado 
after her battle with cancer. Mrs. Pahler was a nurse who witnessed the 
horrors of war. She was dedicated to her profession and was able to 
endure all the hardships of war while remaining focused on the welfare 
of the soldiers.
  As a result of her untiring efforts, Mrs. Pahler earned many awards. 
She has been honored with the European, African and Middle Eastern 
medals, the American Defense Medal, the Red Cross Service Pin, the 
World War II Victory Medal and three Overseas Service Bars. She is a 
remarkable person that devoted her life to the service of others.
  Hazel Pahler is someone who will be missed by many. Her friends and 
family will miss the woman that they all enjoyed spending time with. 
The rest of us will miss this woman who exemplified the selflessness 
that so few truly possess. But, when we lose a woman such as Mrs. 
Pahler, being missed is certainly no precursor to being forgotten. And 
everyone who ever knew her will walk through life a bit differently for 
it.

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