[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 26, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E539]
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                           COMMEMORATING WWI

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 26, 2017

  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, 100 years ago today, the House of 
Representatives voted in support of the United States' entrance into 
World War I. The Great War was considered to be the war to end all 
wars.
   Four million Americans, including 200,000 Texans, proudly served 
during World War I. Boys who grew up on Texas farms suddenly became men 
as they found themselves in the muddy, rainy, and bloody trenches an 
ocean away.
   The life of a Doughboy was hard. Soldiers were constantly bombarded 
with artillery and machine gun fire. They often faced the danger of 
traipsing over the trenches and crossing no man's land, repelling the 
enemy.
   In the midst of battle and in the face of the enemy, our men 
displayed tremendous gallantry. Four Texans were awarded the 
Congressional Medal of Honor for their heroic actions. Their names are: 
Daniel R. Edwards, David E. Hayden, Samuel M. Sampler, and David B. 
Barkley.
   One hundred and one years later we still remember the brave warriors 
of WWI. World War I changed our nation, our people, and our world.
   And that's just the way it is.

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