[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 67 (Tuesday, May 6, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E677]
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  CONGRATULATING CARLOS HARRISON ON HIS BOOK CHRONICLING THE STORY OF 
                    HERO STREET IN SILVIS, ILLINOIS

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                           HON. CHERI BUSTOS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 6, 2014

  Mrs. BUSTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Carlos 
Harrison on his excellent work telling the story of Hero Street in 
Silvis, Illinois.
   Carlos is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, editor and author 
whose most recent book brought him to a small street in my district. 
The twenty-two Mexican-American families living on Second Street in 
Silvis, Illinois sent fifty-seven of their children to fight in World 
War II and Korea. In total, over 100 men and women from those one and a 
half blocks have served in the US Armed Forces. No other area of 
comparable size in the country has had so many men and women in 
uniform, and in honor of them, the street was renamed Hero Street USA 
in 1967.
   Carlos's book, The Ghosts of Hero Street: How One Small Mexican-
American Community Gave So Much in World War II and Korea, will be 
released on May 6th with an event in Silvis at Hero Street Park, which 
is dedicated to the eight sons of Hero Street who lost their lives in 
those two conflicts. It is fitting that he will celebrate with the 
community, because the story of Hero Street is not just about those who 
fought and gave their lives, but also about the perseverance and values 
of the families and community they left behind in Silvis.
   Mr. Speaker, I'd like to thank Carlos Harrison for telling the 
important and inspirational story of the families of Hero Street and 
the fifty-seven brave young men who put their lives on the line to 
serve their country and fight to protect the American Dream.

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