[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 75 (Wednesday, May 9, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H3838]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING MARTIN TWENHAFEL

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Bost) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. BOST. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor an Illinois hero who 
passed away this last week.
  Martin Twenhafel of Gorham, Illinois, passed at the age of 92. He 
joins his wife, Katherine, who passed in March. Martin was a U.S. Army 
veteran and served in Europe during World War II. He was a life member 
of the American Legion Paul Stout Post 127 and VFW Post 7190 in 
Murphysboro for over 70 years.
  Martin, a farmer, was a lifelong resident of southern Illinois, where 
he farmed corn, soybeans, and wheat with his sons on the Twenhafel 
Farms. He was so moved by his time in the war that he wrote and 
published a book titled ``Far from the Farm'' to save and share those 
experiences with his grandchildren and children.
  Martin, it is with a heavy heart that we thank you for your service 
to southern Illinois and our Nation.

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