[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 25, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1342]
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  EXPRESSING APPRECIATION FOR THE SERVICE OF MR. EUGENE BROWN AND THE 
                  NAVY ARMED GUARD DURING WORLD WAR II

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                           HON. DOUG LAMBORN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 25, 2008

  Mr. LAMBORN. Madam Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to more than 
144,000 members of the Navy Armed Guard who served during World War II. 
Their service protecting merchant ships from enemy attack and ensuring 
needed supplies, ammunition, and troops made it across the world's 
oceans was an effort that helped lead America and her allies to 
victory. In 1998, Congress enacted Public Law 105-261, Section 534, 
stating Congress' ``appreciation for service during World War I and 
World War II by members of the Navy assigned onboard merchant ships as 
the Naval Armed Guard Service.'' Today, I would also like to 
specifically mention one of my constituents, Mr. Eugene George Brown, 
and thank him for his service in the Navy Armed Guard. Following his 
entry into the Navy from Queens, New York, Mr. Brown served more than 3 
years in the Navy Armed Guard, protecting the SS ROBIN LOCKSLEY, SS 
FLOMAR, and SS MILL SPRING in the American, Pacific, Asiatic, European, 
African, and Middle East theaters of World War II. But most 
importantly, then Seaman First Class George earned the Victory Medal, 
with its inscription on the obverse--Freedom From Fear and Want; 
Freedom of Religion and Speech. Mister Speaker, on behalf of the 
Congress, I wish to thank Mr. Brown and his more than 144,000 shipmates 
of the Navy Armed Guard during World War II, and pay tribute to the 
1,810 who were killed in action. Their service and sacrifice is 
recognized and appreciated by a grateful Nation.

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