[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 31, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E96]
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                   IN MEMORY OF LYMAN L. HUBBARD, SR.

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 31, 2012

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of an 
American hero from Springfield, Illinois.
   Lyman L. Hubbard, Sr. passed away on January 12, 2012 at the age of 
85. One of the Tuskegee Airmen, Mr. Hubbard graduated as a command 
pilot from Tuskegee Army Air Base during World War II, and he dedicated 
his life to serving our great nation. Known as a strong leader, Mr. 
Hubbard flew in multiple combat tours in Southeast Asia and earned 
numerous U.S. and foreign military decorations. Upon retiring in 1970, 
Mr. Hubbard had flown nearly 7000 hours over a more than 20 year career 
in the Air Force.
   Mr. Hubbard was also dedicated to the history of his community and 
his nation, as shown in 2005, when he saved from potential destruction 
one of the first African-American orphanages in the nation, the Lincoln 
Colored Home in Springfield.
   I want to extend my condolences, and those of my colleagues in this 
House, to the family and friends of Lyman Hubbard, Sr., a patriot and 
true hero who will be missed by all who knew him.

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