[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 184 (Tuesday, December 4, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2470-E2471]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   IN TRIBUTE TO LLOYD MICHAEL HAMMES

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                        HON. LEONARD L. BOSWELL

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 4, 2007

  Mr. BOSWELL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of an 
exceptional man, Lloyd Michael Hammes, a constituent of mine from 
Iowa's 3rd District. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, 
was a prisoner of war, and until recently, was one of the few World War 
II veterans still living in the 3rd District of Iowa.
  Mr. Hammes served his time during the Second World War in North 
Africa, where he was captured and spent time as a prisoner of war. 
During this imprisonment, he was shuffled around to various detainment 
camps throughout Europe. At the end of his service, he was the 
deserving recipient of the Purple Heart and three Bronze Stars.
  When Lloyd returned to the United States, he met his wife, Virginia 
Perdue, at the Des Moines Veterans Affairs hospital. They were married, 
and eventually settled down near Harper, Iowa, where they lived for 
nearly 40 years. Lloyd Michael Hammes passed away

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on November 13th, at the age of ninety-one. He will be missed greatly 
by his surviving family and friends, and by the Nation he so dutifully 
served. I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the life and service 
of this courageous man.

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