[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 176 (Tuesday, December 9, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2507]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO STAFF SGT. JOHN FOLSOM

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                         HON. GINNY BROWN-WAITE

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 8, 2003

  Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Staff Sgt. John L. Folsom, a Korean War veteran from Lady Lake, Florida 
in my Fifth Congressional District.
  On Sunday, November 2nd, I had the pleasure of recognizing Staff Sgt. 
Folsom for his heroism and bravery as a United States Soldier who 
fought in the Korean War from January 1951 to February 1954. He 
continued his service to the Nation for 10 years after the conclusion 
of the Korean War, retiring in November 1964, having achieved the rank 
of Staff Sergeant (E-6).
  On February 5, 1953 Staff Sgt. Folsom was wounded in his right leg by 
a sniper attack as his unit was ``digging in'' at the top of a hill in 
Seoul.
  I will present Staff Sgt. Folsom with the Purple Heart, the oldest 
military decoration in the world, 50 years overdue.
  Though he earned this honor, he never received it from the Defense 
Department and I am honored to have the opportunity to present to him 
the Purple Heart for his selfless devotion to duty and service to the 
United States.

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