[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 140 (Monday, September 28, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H6293]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 AMERICAN HERO DR. SIDNEY PHILLIPS, JR.

  (Mr. BYRNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember an American hero, 
Dr. Sidney Phillips, Jr., who passed away in Mobile over the weekend at 
the age of 91.
  Dr. Phillips was a veteran of World War II, where he served in the 
Marine Corps. At the young age of 18, Sid Phillips took part in the 
famous battle of Guadalcanal in the Pacific.
  Dr. Phillips was one of the most well-known and respected veterans in 
Alabama. His career was profiled in Ken Burns' PBS documentary ``The 
War'' and Steven Spielberg's HBO series ``The Pacific.''
  To many of us from the Mobile area, we remember Sid Phillips as a 
local family doctor, a patriotic family man, and a strong advocate for 
our Nation's veterans.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of all of my constituents in Southwest 
Alabama, I want to share my condolences with Sid Phillips' family and 
friends. He embodied the American spirit, and he will be sorely missed.

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