[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 66 (Monday, May 13, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S3370]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        REMEMBERING GEORGE AMES

 Mr. TESTER. Mr. President, today I wish to honor CPL George 
Ames, a hero from the Korean War.
  George was born in Pennsylvania and at age 16, he talked his mother 
into signing a form so he could enlist in the Army Cavalry. In 1951, 
George was deployed to Korea where he fought for 2 years. He was 
wounded three times and eventually was flown to a military hospital in 
Japan. George did not talk much about his time in Korea but did show 
his daughter a flag he had made when he was in the hospital in Japan. 
The flag had a map on it which showed all of the places in Korea where 
he had fought.
  When he returned home, George spent 16 years as a military police 
officer in El Paso, TX.
  In 1971, he moved to Montana and served as the sheriff of Sweet Grass 
County in Big Timber for 20 years.
  George was one of the first sheriffs in Montana to bring the Drug 
Abuse Resistance Education--DARE--program to his county schools. He 
also was one of the first sheriffs to bring the FBI's Child Find 
program to help schools put kids' fingerprints and pictures into a 
booklet for parents.
  George passed away in 2011, but it was my honor to present the honors 
he earned to his widow Clara and his granddaughter Meggin. On behalf of 
a grateful nation, I presented CPL George Ames' Army of Occupation 
Medal with Japan Clasp, National Defense Service Medal, and Korean 
Service Medal with three Bronze Service Stars.
  I also had the honor of presenting George's widow Clara and his 
granddaughter Meggin the Combat Infantryman Badge 1st Award and the 
United National Service Medal.
  These decorations are small tokens, but they are powerful symbols of 
true heroism, sacrifice, and dedication to service. They are presented 
on behalf of a nation that will never forget George Ames' heroism. 


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