[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 33 (Thursday, March 1, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E296]
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 HONORING LUKAS MILEWSKI AND CORMAC MOLLOY ON THE OCCASION OF THE 51ST 
                    ANNIVERSARY OF THE PEACE CORPS.

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                           HON. MIKE QUIGLEY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 1, 2012

  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 51st 
anniversary of the Peace Corps. The Peace Corps has become an enduring 
symbol of American ideals and has served as a tremendous example of how 
we can win friends around the world by providing trained workers and 
improving understanding between countries.
  In October of 1960, then Senator John F. Kennedy challenged college 
students to commit themselves to serve overseas. Since 1961 more than 
200,000 volunteers have answered that call to serve. Peace Corps 
volunteers have worked in 139 countries, helping people around the 
world in areas as diverse as education, AIDS prevention and treatment, 
agriculture, economic development and more. Five of my colleagues in 
Congress are former Peace Corps volunteers and can attest to the 
program's importance. As President Clinton stated, ``When President 
Kennedy founded the Peace Corps in 1961, he saw it as a bold experiment 
in public service that would unite our nation's highest ideals with a 
pragmatic approach to bettering the lives of ordinary people around the 
world. He also saw it as an investment in our own future, in an 
increasingly interdependent world. In the years since, it's paid off 
many times over.''
  Two young people from my district can also attest to the important 
work the Peace Corps continues to perform. On behalf of the 5th 
District of Illinois, I would like to thank Lukas Milewski and Cormac 
Molloy, serving in Indonesia and Uganda respectively, for the service 
they are providing to our country and others.

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