    [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 10, 2018)]
    [House]
    [Page H95]
    From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        PAYING TRIBUTE TO PHILLIP LYONS

      (Mr. GIANFORTE asked and was given permission to address the House
    for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
      Mr. GIANFORTE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a member
    of the Greatest Generation, a Montanan whose service to our Nation and
    Montana stretched across eight decades.
      Born and raised in Butte, Phillip ``Herk'' Lyons answered the call to
    serve following the attack on Pearl Harbor. He joined the Navy and
    served as a submariner in both World War II and the Korean war.
      Phil became active with military service organizations in the 1950s,
    serving in leadership roles in the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign
    Wars, and Disabled American Veterans, among others.
      Phil was known as ``Mr. DAV.'' He logged more than 50,000 miles,
    16,000 hours, and carried more than 1,700 fellow veterans to
    appointments.
      On behalf of all Montanans, I honor the memory of Phil, and I extend
    my condolences to his daughter, Debbie, his family, his friends, and
    all those whom his service touched.

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