[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 74 (Tuesday, May 6, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E825]
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                      IN MEMORY OF CHARLES MEADERS

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                   HON. CHARLES W. ``CHIP'' PICKERING

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 6, 2008

  Mr. PICKERING. Madam Speaker, A man name Charles Meaders from Newton, 
Mississippi had a soldier's heart, a soldier's honor, and responded to 
our Nation's call with a soldier's duty. He passed away last month but 
due to a twist of fate, he did not receive soldier's burial.
  Mr. Meaders was in the United States Armed Forces during the Korean 
conflict. However, he contracted a serious case of pneumonia and was 
shipped home and discharged, short of the time required to be 
recognized for veterans' benefits. I've known the Meaders family for a 
long time and they are educators, soldiers, and hard working 
Mississippians. Mrs. Bobbie Meaders, who dearly loved her husband 
Charles, is an active and feisty 72-year-old former nurse.
  Madam Speaker, it is my honor to recognize the memory of Charles 
Meaders and for my office to deliver to his wife her only request, a 
proper American flag that memorializes her husband's service to the 
American armed forces. I hope Congress joins me and remembering this 
patriot and will hold Mrs. Bobbie Meaders in your thoughts during her 
time of grief.

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