[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 73 (Friday, June 9, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1108]
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    IN COMMEMORATION OF THE OFFICIAL NAMING OF THE JOHN H. BRADLEY 
            DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OUTPATIENT CLINIC

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                            HON. MARK GREEN

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, June 9, 2006

  Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to submit this 
statement in commemoration of the official renaming of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Appleton after an 
extraordinary man, John H. Bradley.
  For many years, the Appleton Veterans Clinic has helped administer 
life-saving medical services to Wisconsin's retired servicemen and 
women. Now it will bear the name of a man who administered life-saving 
medical care to his comrades on the battlefield--Pharmacist Mate Second 
Class John ``Jack'' Bradley. Not only was Jack one of the six men who 
participated in raising the American flag at Iwo Jima, he also received 
our country's second highest award for heroism during combat, the Navy 
Cross, for his extraordinary efforts in aiding a wounded Marine under 
intense enemy fire. Jack suffered severe shrapnel wounds a few days 
after his heroic act, and returned home to Antigo, Wisconsin with his 
wife Betty after his recovery. He avoided any recognition of his 
participation in the flag raising, and never told his family he had 
been awarded the Navy Cross.
  I'd also like to take this opportunity to thank Betty Bradley and the 
entire Bradley family for their support throughout the naming process. 
It is an honor to take part in the dedication of the John H. Bradley 
Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic; a fitting tribute to 
such an extraordinary man. On behalf of Wisconsin's 8th district and 
the United States Congress, we thank Jack Bradley, and hope the 
veteran's clinic in his name stands as a lasting tribute to his 
dedicated service and cherished memory.

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