[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 163 (Tuesday, November 15, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1476]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         IN HONOR OF 1ST LIEUTENANT SALVATORE ``SAL'' CORMA II

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                          HON. DONALD NORCROSS

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 15, 2016

  Mr. NORCROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of 1st 
Lieutenant Salvatore ``Sal'' Corma II of Deptford, New Jersey, who gave 
his life saving his fellow service members during his time protecting 
the United States of America.
  Sal was a committed believer in helping his country and his 
community; he joined the U.S. Army after graduating the West Point 
Military Academy.
  In 2010 while serving in Zabul Province in Afghanistan, Sal was 
killed in action as he attempted to safely mark the location of an 
Improvised Explosive Device (IED). Sal knew the risks inherent in 
marking the IED and bravely ordered the other members of his platoon to 
keep a safe distance and let him take the risk alone. This decision 
unquestionably saved the lives of numerous of his fellow service 
members but cost him his. He was 24.
  Sal is remembered by the Gloucester County community as a helpful, 
generous young man. After his passing, his mother Gertrude Corma and 
his father Salvatore S. Corma, who passed in 2011, found out truly how 
much their son meant to so many others.
  For his acts of valor Sal was awarded the Purple Heart Medal, is 
featured on the Gloucester County Wall of Heroes, and is buried in the 
West Point Cemetery. In this year, following the accent of Congress and 
the signature of President Obama, Sal's hometown U.S. Post Office in 
Deptford was renamed the ``First Lieutenant Salvatore S. Corma II Post 
Office Building.'' I believe that this is a fitting memorial for such a 
courageous and beloved young man.
  Mr. Speaker, Sal Corma gave his life putting others before himself: 
he served his country with honor and encourages pride in a grateful 
nation. I join with his mother, his family, friends, and all of South 
Jersey in honoring the life of this truly selfless and exceptional man.

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