[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 122 (Tuesday, September 17, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1319]
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                        HONORING LINDA KAY McKIM

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 17, 2013

  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I proudly pause to recognize 
Linda Kay McKim. Linda was a very special individual whose life was an 
example of courage and patriotism.
   In 1966, Linda married Hosein Radmanesh, an Iranian foreign-exchange 
student at Northeast Missouri State University in Kirksville, Missouri. 
Together, they would have two children and move to Iran, where Linda 
was routinely mocked and cursed at for being an American Christian. Her 
entire family was imprisoned during the Iranian Revolution, beginning 
in 1979. There she was beaten and offered clemency if she renounced the 
United States, but she held on to her faith and her patriotism 
throughout the ordeal. In 1986, she escaped from Iran with her 
daughter, followed the next year by her son and husband. After 
returning to Kirksville, she worked as a health and nutrition aide at 
Residential Care and Grimm Smith Hospital, and was a member of First 
Assembly of God in Kirksville.
   Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in commending the family 
of Linda Kay McKim for her inspirational life and her dedication to her 
faith, her family, and her country.

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