[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 68 (Wednesday, May 15, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E661-E662]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING TERRY EDWARD MASSEY

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                          HON. JEB HENSARLING

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 15, 2013

  Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor today to recognize 
Corporal Terry Edward Massey. Corporal Massey served in the United 
States Marine Corps from 1943 to 1946.
   A few months after his 18th birthday, he enlisted in the United 
States Marine Corps on November 4, 1943. Corporal Massey served in the 
26th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division during the Battle of Iwo 
Jima. After landing at Iwo Jima, Corporal Massey helped a wounded 
fellow Marine take cover in a shell hole. Near the end of the battle, 
Corporal Massey said, ``Surviving Iwo Jima without getting injured was 
like walking through rain without getting wet.''
   During his years of service, Corporal Massey received a Presidential 
Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with Star, World War II 
Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal (Japan), China Liberation 
Ribbon, and Marine Corps Sharpshooter Badge. He was discharged on May 
10, 1946. Now at age 87, Fmr. Corporal Massey still remembers

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his M1 Rifle number: 1434919 and serial number: 919497. He remains a 
true patriot whose fervent prayer is that his grandchildren and great-
grandchildren will be able to grow up and live in the America he has 
always known and fought to protect.
   Humbly, I echo the words of President Ronald Reagan, ``We will 
always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, 
so we will always be free.'' And humbly, I offer my sincere gratitude 
to Corporal Massey for his service and acts of bravery that allow us 
the freedoms we enjoy today.

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