[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 124 (Thursday, September 19, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H5666]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING LIEUTENANT COLONEL ROBERT EUGENE CHISHOLM

  (Mr. O'ROURKE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. O'ROURKE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a great man, a 
legend in the community that I have the honor to represent and a hero 
to our country, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Eugene Chisholm.
  Mr. Chisholm entered the military in 1942 and served 28 years, 
fighting for his country in World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam 
before retiring in 1971. He parachuted into Normandy on D-day and 
fought in the Battle of the Bulge, as well as Operation Market Garden.
  He is the recipient of more than 20 service awards, which include two 
Presidential Unit Citations, a Purple Heart with two Oak Leaf Clusters, 
and the Bronze Star.
  Lieutenant Colonel Chisholm's service did not end when he left the 
Army. He helped found the Roy Benavidez-Robert Patterson ``All 
Airborne'' Chapter of the 82nd Airborne Division in El Paso, Texas, an 
important veterans' service organization working in our community.
  Mr. Chisholm is a shining example of why his really is the greatest 
generation.

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