[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 84 (Wednesday, June 6, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1004]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING LIEUTENANT COLONEL ROBERT ROACH (RETIRED)

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                          HON. JEB HENSARLING

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 6, 2012

  Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, I am humbled today to recognize 
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Roach for his service to our country. 
Lieutenant Colonel Roach joined the United States Army Air Forces as an 
Aviation Cadet in November of 1942, was called to active duty in 
January of 1945, and beginning at age 21, piloted his B 17 through 35 
missions into Germany during World War II.
  During one of these missions, his plane was hit by ground fire. 
Fearful that they would not make it, he ordered his crew to bail out. 
Thankfully, he survived and continued to serve--retiring after 28 years 
in the Air Force and Air Force Reserve.
  As the Member of Congress for the Fifth District of Texas in the 
United States House of Representatives, it is my honor to recognize 
Lieutenant Colonel Roach for his service and acts of bravery that allow 
us the freedoms we enjoy today.

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