[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 28 (Thursday, February 16, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E214]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           CELEBRATING THE MILITARY SERVICE OF RAYMOND HOLUB

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                            HON. BRIAN BABIN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 16, 2017

  Mr. BABIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank a great man for his 
military service, Mr. Raymond Holub. Mr. Holub is a 92 year old veteran 
of both World War II and the Korean War. Born in Pleak, Texas, Mr. 
Holub spent his teenage years working with the Civilian Conservation 
Corps.
   Mr. Holub bravely volunteered to become a Paratrooper and served in 
the 17th and 82nd Airborne Divisions during World War II from 1943 to 
1946. His ship was involved in an accident at sea and hundreds of lives 
were lost. After overcoming the dangers of the Atlantic, he and his 
fellow soldiers reached Germany. Upon reaching Essen and Berlin, Holub 
was reassigned to General Dwight D. Eisenhower's Supreme Headquarters 
of the Allied Expeditionary Force, as an Honor Guard. Mr. Holub left 
the Army in 1946, only to reenlist and serve his country a second time, 
in the Korean War from 1950 to 1951. He received the Bronze Star for 
his military service.
   He has been a resident of Liberty, Texas for 56 years. Mr. Holub 
remains an active member of the American Legion Post 658 in Crosby, 
Texas and VFW Post 912 in Baytown, Texas.
   It is a tremendous honor to represent Mr. Holub in the U.S. Congress 
and I thank him for his selfless military service to this great nation.

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