[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 128 (Wednesday, September 22, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1696-E1697]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           NINETY YEARS YOUNG

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 22, 2010

  Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise to commemorate and celebrate 
the tremendous accomplishments of a fellow Texan, Ed Lindsay. Ed 
Lindsay is a native Houstonian that will celebrate his 91st birthday 
next November. He served in World War II and Korea, and has practiced 
law for more than 50 years. He is the epitome of what I like to call a 
warrior lawyer.
  In looking at Mr. Lindsay's past one can understand the work ethic 
and ambition that he embodies. As a boy growing up in Houston, at the 
age of five, he pushed his lawn mower down Pecore Street to North 
Hollywood Cemetery, where he mowed cemetery lots for neighbors.
  Mr. Lindsay attended Texas A&M after high school. He worked his way 
through college by sweeping out a veterinarian amphitheater during his 
time there.

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  Half a year after the tragic attack on Pearl Harbor, Ed Lindsay 
reported for military duty on May 29, 1942. It was around this time 
that American victories at Midway and the Coral Sea marked a positive 
turning point in the War in the Pacific. He followed orders as he was 
moved all around the country for training, and completed Ranger 
training at Fort Benning, Georgia. On Christmas Day in 1943, while most 
Americans were at home with friends and family, Mr. Lindsay landed in 
Scotland with about 11,000 other troops ready for action.
  Mr. Lindsay and his unit trained exceptionally hard for several 
months prior to D-Day. Then at 7:00 a.m. on that historic morning of 
June 6, 1944, he and his men landed on Normandy Beach to carry out 
Operation Overlord. He was given a top secret clearance, meaning he had 
access to a broad range of restricted information. Top secret clearance 
is only given to the most honest and honorable military men and women. 
Mr. Lindsay saw France, fought in Germany during the famous Battle of 
the Bulge, Austria, and eventually Hungary until the war in Europe was 
declared over. At the conclusion of the fighting in Europe, he was 
awarded two Bronze Star Medals in heroism in ground combat. A Bronze 
Star Medal for heroism is the fourth-highest combat award in the 
military. Mr. Lindsay was also awarded five Bronze Battle Stars for his 
five campaigns in Europe, and a Bronze Arrowhead for the D-Day landing. 
His unit was awarded a Distinguished Military Unit Presidential 
Citation, which is only given to units for extraordinary heroism in 
action against an armed enemy after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Ed's 
stay in Europe came to an end in Hungary, thus turning over another 
page in his life. His legacy has only just begun.
  After returning to the U.S., Mr. Lindsay became a professor of 
military tactics and science at Texas Tech University, where he met his 
future wife, Laneta Bechtol. Two years later in 1948, he resigned from 
the service and attended the South Texas School of Law for two years 
before being called back into the Army to triumph communist evil in the 
Korean War. He was the only officer in his brigade with a top secret 
clearance besides the general. Two years later, he was discharged and 
finally able to return home for good.
  Upon arrival back in Houston, his legal career began to take shape. 
Mr. Lindsay took the bar exam with no further study or attending his 
last year of classes. He passed the exam the first time, and was 
licensed in 1953; A proud moment of many in his lifetime. He put 
himself through college, fought heroically in World War II, served in 
the Korean War, then came back and passed the bar exam. Many would be 
proud to say they've accomplished one of these feats.
  Ed Lindsay has had many other outstanding moments in his legal 
career. In 1975 he became board certified to practice family law, and 
in 1987 civil appellate law. He took two cases to the Texas Supreme 
Court and won. Nine years after being certified in appellate law, Mr. 
Lindsay was elected to the board of directions of the State bar in 1996 
and then to the North Harris County Bar Association in 1999. In 
Houston, Ed is still practicing today.
  Madam Speaker, whether on the historic beaches of Normandy or in the 
courts of Texas, the patriotism and professionalism Mr. Lindsay 
exhibits demands recognition and celebration. As residents of Texas, we 
are proud to call Ed Lindsay a Texan. As citizens of America, we are 
proud to call him an American.

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