[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 132 (Tuesday, August 7, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1134]
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          HONORING THE SERVICE OF SERGEANT JAMES (JIMMY) RIZZO

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                           HON. LEE M. ZELDIN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 7, 2018

  Mr. ZELDIN. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor the service an 
sacrifice of James (Jimmy) Rizzo. Growmg up in Brooklyn, New York, in 
the shadow of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, his draft notice arrived in 1942. 
Mr. Rizzo was sent to Camp Crowder in Neosho, Missouri for basic 
training, and upon completion of his training, he was assigned to the 
96th Battalion and transferred to Louisiana.
  In 1943, he arrived in the Burmese theater, where he would be 
stationed to serve. Mr. Rizzo was constantly on the move in Burma. His 
duty was retrieving supplies and packages by airdrop from dangerous 
jungles and terrains, ensuring these supplies arrived at their military 
and medical destinations on time and intact. The job was a dangerous 
one, and during his time in Burma he faced two near-death situations.
  Having been promoted from Private to Corporal and then to Sergeant, 
he was awarded the African and Burma Stars. For his service and 
sacrifice, our nation will always be indebted to Sergeant Rizzo, and 
his bravery and selflessness then and now continues to inspire us all.

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