[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 34 (Monday, February 26, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E222]
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HONORING THE YEARS OF SERVICE OF THE USS ``IOWA'' TO THE UNITED STATES 
                               OF AMERICA

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                       HON. NANETTE DIAZ BARRAGAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 26, 2018

  Ms. BARRAGAN. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record the following 
proclamation to commend the USS Iowa for her seventy-five years of 
service to the United States of America; Saturday, February 24, will be 
her 75th anniversary:
  Whereas the USS Iowa is a national treasure to the United States, 
having protected the country during both World War II, and the Korean 
War; and
  Whereas the USS Iowa served our country over fifty years and 
designated as the ``World's Greatest Naval Ship''; and
  Whereas the USS Iowa has welcomed and escorted our nation's Commander 
in Chief on many occcasions, no other battleship has been host to more 
U.S. Presidents than the Iowa; and
  Whereas the USS Iowa has earned fourteen different ribbons and 
received numerous Command Excellence Awards over her fifty years of 
service; and
  Whereas the USS Iowa continues to serve the United States as a living 
monument that highlights our nation's rich naval history; and
  Whereas seventy-five years of continued service deserves the highest 
marks; and
  Now, therefore, I commend the USS Iowa and all who served and 
continue to serve on this beautiful vessel, for seventy-five honorable 
years.

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