[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 145 (Tuesday, November 12, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H8063]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         PRAISING THE FIVE HIGGINS BROTHERS FROM SOUTH CAROLINA

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, with yesterday marking 
Veterans Day, I rise to commend the valiant service of all of the men 
and women who have served America in the armed forces. In particular, I 
want to recognize the Higgins family of Columbia, South Carolina who 
had 5 sons serving our Nation during World War II.
  Elliott Higgins served as a Captain with Army Intelligence under 
General George Patton in Germany; Harold Higgins served as a Sergeant 
with the Army Air Corps in Europe; John Higgins served as a Corporal 
with the Army on stateside assignments; Patrick Higgins enlisted with 
the Merchant Marines in the North Atlantic; and the youngest, Ross 
Higgins, at age 17 joined the Navy and served in the Pacific Theater.
  We should also remember the five Sullivan brothers from Iowa who died 
together on the USS Juneau after the Japanese torpedoed their ship. 
After their deaths, President Roosevelt began a policy that brothers 
should serve in different branches of the Armed Forces.
  This enabled the 5 Higgins brothers to serve our Nation with honor, 
and we will always be indebted to the sacrifices made for our country 
by veterans and their families.

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