[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 132 (Thursday, September 8, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1567]
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 SALUTING THE KOREAN WAR VETERANS OF AMERICA: CHAPTER 270--RICHARDSON, 
                                 TEXAS

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                            HON. SAM JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 8, 2011

  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I am privileged to recognize 
before the United States House of Representatives today a group of over 
100 American heroes, the members of the Korean War Veterans of America 
(KWVA) Chapter 270, on the occasion of the chapter's 10th anniversary.
  In June of 1950, North Korea invaded the Republic of Korea, sparking 
the start of the Korean War. Just days later, President Harry Truman 
ordered American troops deployed to the Korean peninsula to fight 
alongside our ally. Nearly 2 million valiant Americans served during 
the conflict. Yet, because of the war's end in 1953 through an 
armistice and its historical slot between World War II and Vietnam, 
many refer to Korea as the Forgotten War.
  In September of 2001, a number of Korean War veterans from the 
Dallas, Texas area joined forces to create a local organization which 
would ``provide a means by which the `Forgotten War' will never be 
forgotten.'' They have fulfilled that mission for a decade now, also 
working ``to respect and honor brothers-in-arms who served during the 
Korean Conflict and/or afterwards in Korea; to further friendship and 
respect between South Korea and the United States of America; and to 
serve fellow veterans in need of aid and assistance.''
  The chapter's generous members conduct donation drives, repair 
veterans' wheelchairs and, by the end of this month, will have donated 
5,000 hours of their time volunteering at the Dallas Veterans 
Administration Hospital this year alone.
  To my fellow members of KWVA Chapter 270, I consider it a high honor 
and true privilege to be a part of this first-rate organization. The 
fact that this group bears my name makes me proud--proud to be a 
veteran of Korea, proud to be a Texan, and proud to be an American.
  God bless you, God bless America, and I salute you!

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