[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 10, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E938]
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         HONORING THE LIFE OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL VICTOR STREIT

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                          HON. PATRICK MURPHY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 10, 2014

  Mr. MURPHY of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life 
and legacy of Lieutenant Colonel Victor Streit who passed away on April 
22, 2014. He was a Blue Diamond Veteran who served 13 years in the 
United States Marine Corps.
  Lt. Col. Streit joined the Marine Corps in 1937 while still in 
college. In August of 1940 he was commissioned as an officer. He served 
with the First Marine Division throughout the Pacific during World War 
II. When he was stationed on Wallis Island he was the only soldier in 
his unit who could speak French, so he played a vital role in the 
transfer of power between Vichy and Free French authorities who held 
the Island. During his service Lt. Col. Streit was stationed in Pearl 
Harbor, Guantanamo Bay, Fort Benning, and Camp Lejeune and deployed to 
Wallis Island, Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, and Peleliu. He retired in 
1949 receiving a citation from Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Presidential 
Unit Citation, American Defense Service Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign 
Medal, a WWII Victory Medal and the National Defense Service Medal.
  Upon his retirement from the Corps, he worked as an administrator at 
Jonas Salk Junior High School in Levittown, New York. His devotion to 
education led him to help found Wesley College, a secondary school in 
St. George's Grenada, W.I. In addition to his work in Public Education, 
he was also extremely involved with the missionary work of his church. 
He moved to Tequesta, Florida in 1983 and then to Jupiter in 2012 where 
he had been an active member of the Treasure Coast community as well as 
the Military Officers Association of America Palm Beach/Martin County 
Chapter. He is survived by his wife, Mary, four sons, his daughter, and 
his ten grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, Lt. Col. Streit dedicated his life to this country. It 
is truly humbling to recognize his life and his great service to our 
country here today.

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