[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 87 (Friday, May 25, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E735-E736]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING THE LIFE OF MR. JOHN BABER

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                             HON. ANDY BARR

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 25, 2018

  Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the life of a 
distinguished World War II veteran, Mr. John Baber, of Bath County, 
Kentucky.
  As a young man, Mr. Baber answered the call and served in the United 
States Navy from 1944 to 1946. He was stationed in the South Pacific on 
the USS Clermont. Mr. Baber returned home after helping the Allies 
achieve victory. Upon his return, he finished school.
  Mr. Baber married Rene Hornbeck on July 23, 1949. He moved to Platte 
City, Missouri to work at Texas Eastern. After a long career, he 
retired in 1986.
  Mr. Baber went on to become a member of the Gideons in 1986. He has 
always been an

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active member of the community, serving as a Scout Master and being 
involved in youth baseball. He is an active member of the Owingsville 
United Methodist Church.
  Mr. Baber and other members of the Greatest Generation served their 
country bravely and are true heroes. Mr. Baber and his fellow men and 
women in uniform secured our freedoms for future generations. He is 
truly an outstanding American, a protector of freedom, and an 
inspiration to us all.

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