[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 82 (Thursday, May 29, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E867]
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                       REMEMBERING THE WERETH 11

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                           HON. CHAKA FATTAH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 29, 2014

  Mr. FATTAH. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Gerlach 
amendment to H.R. 4435, the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 considered en bloc. This amendment recognizes the 
sacrifice of the Wereth 11, a group of eleven African-American soldiers 
of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion of the United States Army who 
lost their lives in dedicated service to this country during the Battle 
of the Bulge in Wereth, Belgium. The adoption of this amendment would 
ensure that history remembers and pays tribute to these men, and I was 
pleased to work with Mr. Gerlach on this effort.

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