[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 170 (Tuesday, November 29, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S6543]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING CHARLES E. RUDLER

  Mr. TOOMEY. Mr. President, today I wish to honor Charles E. Rudler, a 
World War II infantry soldier and prisoner of war who selflessly served 
his Nation with distinction.
  Born in Linesville, PA, on March 26, 1925, Charles Rudler was an 18-
year-old truck driver when he began his service in the U.S. Army in 
1943. Serving as a rifleman during WWII, he landed on the beaches of 
Normandy and fought through northern France, the Ardennes, and Central 
Europe.
  Unfortunately, Rudler was captured while fighting the Nazis and held 
as a POW through the end of the war at Stalag 3A, a brutal prison and 
work camp near Brandenburg, Germany. He survived this ordeal and 
separated from the service at the end of the war with an honorable 
discharge in 1945.
  For his bravery and determination, Rudler has been awarded the WWII 
Victory Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, a 
Purple Heart, and the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal 
with four Bronze Stars.
  For these reasons, I wish to honor Charles Rudler for his service and 
sacrifice in defense of our Nation.

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