[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 133 (Thursday, September 25, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S11982]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO JAMES F. FARRELL

  Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, I would like to take some time today to 
tell the Senate about a hero who made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf 
of his Nation--a young man who died in the Korean war. His name is 
James F. Farrell.
  He came from Broad Channel, NY. For those Senators who are not 
familiar with Broad Channel, it is a populated island in Jamaica Bay. 
It is part of Queens County, which is one of the boroughs of the City 
of New York. Cross Bay Boulevard connects Broad Channel to the 
Rockaways, which are a magnificent gateway to the Atlantic Ocean.
  The American Legion Broad Channel Memorial Post 1404 recently honored 
the memory of James Farrell, and four other young men from Broad 
Channel who died in the Korean war. The occasion for the ceremony was 
the 50th anniversary of the armistice in Korea, which was observed by 
American Legion Post 1404 as part of the 85th Annual Queens County 
Convention Parade. July 27, 1953, is the day in history when 
negotiators signed the armistice agreement at Panmunjom. The armistice 
led to a North Korean withdrawal across the 38th parallel, and the 
Republic of South Korea regained its status as a free and democratic 
nation. Korea was a critical battleground in the defense of liberty 
against the totalitarian ideologies of the 20th century. James Farrell 
left his home and traveled half a world away to the Korean Peninsula to 
defend freedom.
  Private First Class Farrell was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 
9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. On November 10, 1952, he 
was defending ``Old Baldy'' in North Korea when he was struck by enemy 
artillery fire. Private First Class Farrell was awarded the Purple 
Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal the 
United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and 
the Korean War Service Medal.
  As our Nation's soldiers are once again fighting for the cause of 
freedom overseas, it is all the more important to remember those who 
helped protect America on the Korean Peninsula a half century ago.
  James Farrell, born August 7, 1933; killed in action November 10, 
1952.
  Mr. President, his loved ones and comrades in arms are eternally 
proud of him. I honor his memory.

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