[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 114 (Friday, July 30, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1504]
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                  BARRY BASICS MODULAR MEDICAL APPAREL

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 30, 2010

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, Lt. Col. Albert Barry, 
USMC, Retired (1936-2007) served his country honorably for almost a 
half-century before battling Glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer. 
Al Barry's wish to make patients receiving medical treatment more 
comfortable during illness recovery is now being carried out by his 
wife, Liz Taylor-Barry, through the Al Barry Foundation.
  The Al Barry Foundation created Barry Basics, a modular medical 
apparel line, to provide patients with a product that emphasizes 
convenience, range of motion, and comfort. The medical apparel offers 
upper and lower body garments that encourage movement with their 
flexible snap closures and various removable pieces. Barry Basics 
carries a women's line, men's line, children's line, and a breast 
cancer line. They also produce almost all apparel in the USA and work 
with Clemson Apparel Research, CAR.
  I know firsthand of her extraordinary compassion because on Wednesday 
at Bethesda National Naval Medical Center, she visited with Marine 
Lance Corporal Bradley Christian Fite. Brad is a Wounded Warrior Hero 
of America and a former Washington staff member of the south 
congressional district of South Carolina.
  Liz Taylor-Barry sends the proceeds from Barry Basics to Wounded 
Warriors, veterans, and cancer patients.
  I want to thank the Barry family and all those involved in the Al 
Barry Foundation for their selfless contributions in South Carolina and 
across the globe.

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