[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 131 (Friday, August 3, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1122]
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                HONORING THE SERVICE OF MR. FRANK ZUPAN

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                             HON. ANDY BARR

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 3, 2018

  Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of a special 
man, Mr. Frank Zupan of Frenchburg, Kentucky. Mr. Zupan is part of a 
special group of heroes that served our nation during World War II.
  Mr. Zupan volunteered for the United States Army in 1942. Growing up 
in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan, he never handled guns. He learned 
quickly in the Army and was trained to fire a M1919 Browning machine 
gun. Mr. Zupan made his first beachhead landing in the Battle of the 
Aleutian Islands as U.S. troops fought to reclaim U.S. owned islands 
west of Alaska. He fought in many more battles in the Pacific as the 
war raged. Mr. Zupan's heroism earned him the Silver Star and the 
Bronze Star. He also received a Purple Heart after being injured in 
battle.
  Mr. Zupan and his fellow veterans are true heroes. As members of the 
``Greatest Generation'', they willingly served to protect and defend 
the freedoms that we enjoy today. I am humbled to honor the service of 
Mr. Frank Zupan before the United States Congress.

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