[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 6, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E140-E141]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING LESSIE MOSES OF MILTON, WEST VIRGINIA

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                          HON. EVAN H. JENKINS

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 6, 2018

  Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
my constituent, Lessie Moses. Lessie, who just turned 98 years old this 
past November, served as a Rosie the Riveter during World War II, 
working on airplanes in Ohio. Lessie was born and raised in her beloved 
hometown of Milton and is the oldest of nine children.
  Lessie was part of the workforce that carried the nation while the 
men were at war, providing the warfighter the equipment they needed to 
get the job done. Lessie answered the

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call when their nation asked and served in 1943 and 1944 on the home 
front to make sure our troops were well equipped. Lessie is a local 
pioneer of the Rosie movement in my district, and I am honored to 
recognize her achievements and help keep this history alive. We owe a 
debt of gratitude to all of the heroes of World War II.
  May God bless Lessie, and I thank her for all she has done for the 
people of the great state of West Virginia and her community of Milton, 
and for her service to our nation.

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