[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 118 (Friday, July 25, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1238]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING MS. LUCY COFFEY, AMERICA'S OLDEST LIVING FEMALE VETERAN

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                            HON. LAMAR SMITH

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 25, 2014

  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, today we honor America's oldest 
living female veteran, Ms. Lucy Coffey of San Antonio, TX.
  Ms. Coffey, who is 108 years old and lives in my Congressional 
district, is in Washington today and tomorrow to visit the WWII 
Memorial, the Women's Veterans Memorial and Arlington Cemetery.
  Ms. Coffey served honorably in the Women's Army Corps during WWII. 
Serving mainly in the Pacific theater, she was awarded two Bronze Stars 
for valor. After the war, she continued serving her country, working at 
Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio for twenty years until retiring in 
the early seventies.
  The United States is stronger today because of the sacrifices all our 
veterans have made. And Ms. Coffey exemplifies what is best about our 
veterans and our great nation.
  It is with great appreciation and admiration that today we recognize 
and honor Ms. Lucy Coffey.

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