[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 133 (Wednesday, September 16, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H6006]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING VERONICA POTTER

  (Ms. DUCKWORTH asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DUCKWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I am here today to recognize one of my 
outstanding constituents, Ms. Veronica Potter, of Barrington, Illinois.
  She recently wrote a letter to a hometown paper saying:

       I know that the service of women in our current history is 
     applauded because the service is indeed equal to that of men 
     in our military, but in World War II, there were many women 
     involved in serving their country in the military, but as a 
     whole, nothing is ever mentioned.

  Well, Mr. Speaker, she is right, so I would like to mention her today 
here on the House floor.
  The Women's Reserve was created in 1942 when the strain of our two-
front war caused shortages in military personnel. Recognizing her 
country needed her in a time of war, Veronica selflessly volunteered 
and served in the U.S. Marines Corps Reserves from 1944 to 1946 and 
supported our country's efforts during World War II.
  Veronica joined the Marines right out of high school. After basic 
training, she was deployed to the Marine base in Parris Island, South 
Carolina, for 2 years, where she contributed to the wartime operations 
on the base that helped train more than 204,000 marines destined for 
the front line in defense of our great Nation.
  Ms. Potter served our country in a dire time of need and has not been 
properly recognized for her efforts.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring and recognizing Veronica 
Potter, a woman who contributed to the success of the U.S. Marines 
during World War II.

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