[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 58 (Friday, May 12, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E815]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN RECOGNITION OF GEORGE WEBB ROWELL

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 11, 2006

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I respectfully ask the House's 
attention today to recognize George Webb Rowell of Lee County, Alabama, 
in anticipation of his 90th birthday on May 31, 2006.
  In 1916, Mr. Rowell was the seventh born child to a poor farming 
family in Loachapoka, Alabama, where he resides today. He was the only 
son to serve overseas in World War II, beginning his service with the 
U.S. Army in June of 1941. He served in the 1st Army under General 
Eisenhower, with the 3rd Armored Division in the 703rd Tank Battalion. 
It was his division that landed on the beach in Normandy on D-Day, 
fought in the Battle of the Bulge, entered France and marched through 
Belgium to Germany to defeat the enemy. Mr. Rowell spent four years and 
four months in the Army, and his service was awarded with a Silver 
Star.
  When he returned home he attended a trade school to learn farming 
techniques. He and his wife raised five children on a small farm. Mr. 
Rowell is a devout Christian, a patriot, and an American Hero to his 
family and his country.
  Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for the House's attention to the life of 
George Rowell today, and I thank my colleagues for helping honor an 
American who so bravely served our Nation as a member of our Greatest 
Generation.

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