[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 62 (Thursday, April 29, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E707]
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                      RECOGNIZING MR. DAVID JAMES

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                         HON. MARK STEVEN KIRK

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 29, 2010

  Mr. KIRK. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize a pioneer and American 
hero--Mr. David James, a constituent of mine from Winnetka. Born in the 
1920s, Mr. James' family moved from St. Louis to Chicago's South Side. 
Soon after the start of World War II, Mr. James enlisted in the Army 
Air Corps in October 1942 and joined the ``Tuskegee Airmen,'' our 
nation's first African-American military aircrews. He joined nearly 
1,000 other airmen who broke barriers and fought for their nation. Mr. 
James served his country with distinction as a pilot.
  After his military discharge, Mr. James graduated from law school and 
became the first African-American attorney to work for the American Bar 
Association. He moved to Winnetka in part because of Dr. Martin Luther 
King, Jr.'s speech at the Winnetka Village Green in 1965, and lived 
there for nearly 40 years.
  His service, both in the military and his efforts to promote civil 
rights, serves as an inspiration to future generations. I am honored to 
represent him in the Congress and I wish him and his family all the 
best.

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