[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 19 (Wednesday, February 4, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H764]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             HAROLD EATMAN

  (Mr. PITTENGER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTENGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Harold Eatman of 
Matthews, North Carolina, who is a 99-year-young brave patriot who 
volunteered for the 82nd Airborne at the start of World War II because 
he wanted a tough assignment.
  Mr. Eatman is one of the few paratroopers to make all four World War 
II jumps--into Sicily, Italy, Holland, and Normandy. For his bravery in 
helping to liberate France from Nazi brutality, the French Government 
on Tuesday awarded Mr. Eatman the prestigious Legion of Honor medal, an 
award created by Napoleon.
  Mr. Eatman's dedication extends beyond the battlefield. Following his 
discharge after World War II, he volunteered for another year's Active 
Duty to help escort the bodies of fallen soldiers as they were returned 
home.
  Please join me in thanking Harold Eatman for his bravery and 
sacrifice in fighting for freedom--an exemplary example of the Greatest 
Generation.

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