[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 28, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E993]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF NORMANDY INVASION

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                           HON. ROBERT WEXLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 28, 2009

  Mr. WEXLER. Madam Speaker, as we approach the 65th Anniversary of the 
Invasion of Normandy, it is important to take a moment to remember all 
of the men and women who bravely served our country in World War II. We 
all owe an enormous debt of gratitude to these veterans and their 
families. I am honored to have one such veteran in my district, 
Corporal Elliott M. Herring. Corporal Herring bravely served in the 
Battle of Normandy and in the battle which took place in St-Lo. He 
fought in five major battles in the 3rd Army under General Patton. 
Throughout his service, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Good 
Conduct Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Meritorious Unit 
Commendation, American Campaign Medal, European Africa Middle Eastern 
Campaign Medal with one Silver Service Star, WWII Victory Medal, Army 
of Occupation Medal with the Germany Clasp, Combat Infantryman Badge, 
Honorable Service Lapel Button, Marksman Badge with Rifle Bar WWII and 
Five Battle Stars. Additionally, he was awarded the Legion d'honneur 
from France.
  Corporal Herring is looking forward to an upcoming visit to the 
National WWII Memorial, which is celebrating its fifth anniversary this 
year. I encourage all veterans, their families, and all Americans to 
visit the World War II Memorial on the Mall in Washington, D.C. where 
the announcement stone reads:

       Here in the presence of Washington and Lincoln, one the 
     eighteenth century father and the other the nineteenth 
     century preserver of our nation, we honor those twentieth 
     century Americans who took up the struggle during the Second 
     World War and made the sacrifices to perpetuate the gift our 
     forefathers entrusted to us: a nation conceived in liberty 
     and justice.

  May we never forget their sacrifices as we stand here today. Let us 
continue to honor these brave men and women who fought so bravely to 
preserve our freedom.

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