[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 54 (Thursday, April 28, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E828]
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 RECOGNIZING WORLD WAR II VETERANS OF THE PLAINVILLE CHAPTER, DISABLED 
                           AMERICAN VETERANS

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 28, 2005

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I am honored today to pay tribute to 
several World War II veterans in my district.
  These heroic men, through their sacrifice and bravery, literally 
helped save the world from tyranny. They left their homes and families 
behind to fight on distant shores, and they returned home to help make 
this country the most successful democracy the world has ever seen. In 
many cases, they left as boys and returned as men, with a sense of 
pride for what they had accomplished, but also with painful memories of 
those who never made it home.
  On Sunday May 1st in Plainville, the newly elected Commander and 
Officers of the Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 5 Memorial of 
Wrentham will pay tribute to 11 of these men. They are: Owen W. Emery 
Sr, Alvin L. Berman, Caster Salemi, Charles Guinn, Army; Donald J. 
Calvey; Edmund F. Stoddard, Donald R. Flynn, Evan Gilmore, Joseph Goff, 
William Fermano, and Father Valentine Chepeleff.
  This year, of course, marks the 60th anniversary of the end of World 
War II. And this recognition ceremony represents just a small token of 
the great gratitude we owe these veterans.
  I look forward to participating in this important ceremony. I know 
that all of my colleagues here in the House of Representatives join me 
in paying tribute to these extraordinary men and their families.

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