[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 141 (Tuesday, November 18, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S6097]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 581--HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF THE LATE STAFF 
                     SERGEANT ROBERT HENRY ANDERSON

  Mr. McCAIN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Armed Services:

                              S. Res. 581

       Whereas throughout his life, Staff Sergeant Robert Henry 
     Anderson distinguished himself in each field in which he 
     entered;
       Whereas in the military, Staff Sergeant Robert Henry 
     Anderson was a decorated non-commissioned officer in the 
     United States Army during World War II, earning 2 Bronze Star 
     Medals, 2 Presidential Unit Citations, the Purple Heart, and 
     various campaign ribbons;
       Whereas prior to entering military service, Staff Sergeant 
     Robert Henry Anderson placed his education on hold to work 
     full-time to support his family in Cleveland, Ohio;
       Whereas drafted into the military at the age of 19, Staff 
     Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson originally enlisted as a 
     paratrooper, preparing to parachute behind enemy lines in 
     Germany and all over Europe;
       Whereas Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson saw the 
     desperate need for medical assistance in combat and 
     volunteered to join the United States Army Ambulance Service 
     as a combat medic;
       Whereas Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson was a valuable 
     member of the fighting force, responsible for providing first 
     aid and frontline trauma care on the battlefield;
       Whereas combat medics were unsung heroes of World War II, 
     as they were embedded among infantrymen, faced the enemy 
     unarmed, and relied on the aid of comrades to keep them safe;
       Whereas as a combat medic, Staff Sergeant Robert Henry 
     Anderson helped countless soldiers, while dodging exploding 
     mines, nearly getting run over by German tanks, and evading 
     enemy fire;
       Whereas based on his performance as a combat medic, at the 
     end of World War II, the United States Army offered to help 
     pay his way through medical school;
       Whereas Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson earned a 
     bachelor's degree from Baldwin Wallace University, in Berea, 
     Ohio;
       Whereas at the conclusion of his time in service, Staff 
     Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson returned to Cleveland and 
     honorably served as a plumber for the Department of Public 
     Works and as a valued member of the Journeymen Plumbers 
     Union, Local 55;
       Whereas Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson is the pride 
     of his family, which includes his parents, Otto and Sarah, 
     his brothers, Alan, Wayne, and Leonard, his late wife of more 
     than 60 years, Virginia, their son, Robert C. Anderson, and a 
     large and loving extended family;
       Whereas Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson passed away on 
     November 15, 2014, in Arizona, and his death is a major loss 
     to his family, the Grand Canyon State, and the United States; 
     and
       Whereas the life and legacy of Staff Sergeant Robert Henry 
     Anderson are an immense credit to his family and the cities 
     of Cleveland and Mesa and typify the heroes of the ``Greatest 
     Generation'': Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) honors and salutes the decades of service of Staff 
     Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson to the people of the United 
     States;
       (2) acknowledges the contributions of Staff Sergeant Robert 
     Henry Anderson as a paratrooper, combat medic, plumber, 
     husband, father, and family member; and
       (3) extends appreciation to the family of Staff Sergeant 
     Robert Henry Anderson, in recognition of his role as a model 
     of lifetime service to a grateful community and Nation.

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