[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 18 (Friday, February 3, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E134]
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                       IN HONOR OF HARRY J. BURY

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, February 3, 2012

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Mr. Harry 
J. Bury, a long time proponent for peace who will be honored by the 
Government of Vietnam for his anti-war activities during the Vietnam 
War.
  Harry Bury was born on January 26th, 1930 and grew up in St. Paul, 
Minnesota. Mr. Bury currently resides in Berea, Ohio. He is an Adjunct 
Professor of Systems Management at the Baldwin-Wallace College in 
Berea. In 1990, Mr. Bury won the Strosacker Award at Baldwin-Wallace 
for his excellence in teaching. He is also the Chair of the Doctorate 
Program in Business Administration at Burapha University in Bangkok, 
Thailand, and has taught Organizational Behavior at Assumption 
University in Bangkok. Mr. Bury received his Ph.D. in Organizational 
Behavior from Case Western Reserve University. He completed the Gestalt 
Institution of Cleveland's Post-graduate program in 1975.
  During the Vietnam War, Mr. Bury chained himself to the gates of the 
U.S. Embassy in Saigon to protest the military actions in Vietnam. He 
is now being honored by the Government of Vietnam, as well as receiving 
an honorary citizenship.
  In addition to his activism in Vietnam, Mr. Bury traveled to the Gaza 
Strip on a peace mission in 2005. He was abducted by a Palestinian 
gunman, but was later released unharmed.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring the many 
accomplishments of Mr. Harry J. Bury, as well as his lifelong 
commitment to promoting peace.

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