[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 25, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S1584]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNIZING LYNN AUSTIN MONROE

 Mr. MILLER. Mr. President, I want to speak about a great 
veteran of the U.S. Army, Mr. Lynn Austin Monroe. Mr. Monroe is a World 
War II veteran who honorably and proudly served his country in the 
European Theater as a mess sergeant in the Sixth Field Hospital. Prior 
to his overseas duty, he was an instructor in the Bakers and Cooks 
school at Camp Pickett, VA. Major Reiber said Sergeant Monroe was the 
best instructor he ever had. From there he was sent to be the first 
mess sergeant to open the Finney General Hospital, Thomasville, GA. His 
next assignment was the transfer to England to serve as mess sergeant 
for the Sixth Field Hospital. He remained in that capacity until the 
war's end.
  Oftentimes he had to prepare meals without notice to feed a company 
of soldiers instead of a squadron. On one occasion, a hungry soldier 
came to Sergeant Monroe, who asked for a second helping of meat, which 
was chicken that day. The soldier said, ``The chicken is so good, it 
ain't nothing but a Georgia bird, anyway.'' Wish granted. That was one 
happy soldier. In emergency situations, the Sixth Field Hospital 
kitchen staff would help unload patients who were flown in from the 
combat zone. Sergeant Monroe's joy as a serviceman in ``The Greatest 
Generation'' was feeding the Army of our great country as they fought 
to save freedom and democracy for future generations.

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