[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 34 (Thursday, February 26, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E482]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF MERVIN WILLIAMS

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                       HON. THADDEUS G. McCOTTER

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 26, 2009

  Mr. McCOTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and acknowledge 
the life of Mervin Williams upon his passing on February 7, 2009.
  A highly decorated veteran of World War II, Mervin served in the 10th 
Mountain Division's 85th regiment alongside Senator Robert Dole. For 
his selfless service to America, Mervin received a Bronze Star for his 
heroism and two Purple Hearts.
  After Mr. Williams' return to the United States to recover from 
shrapnel wounds he received defending our nation, he dedicated himself 
to improving the lives of his fellow veterans and our entire community. 
Mervin became engaged in many significant organizations including 
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, Eagles, the Moose 
Lodge, and The Knights of Columbus.
  Madam Speaker, Mervin Williams is remembered as an American hero who 
loved and served our country and community in war and peace. Today, as 
we bid him farewell, I ask my colleagues to join me in mourning his 
passing and honoring his life. In league with his comrades who wore 
America's colors, Mervin Williams was a good man who did great things 
for the cause of human freedom. We are all diminished by his loss; and 
inspired by his life.

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