[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 5, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1211]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING THE SACRIFICE OF CORPORAL TERRELL FULLER

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                           HON. DOUG COLLINS

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 5, 2018

  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
sacrifice of Army Corporal Terrell Fuller. After 67 years, the North 
Korean government returned his remains to the corporal's loved ones on 
August 8th of this year.
  Corporal Fuller joined the Army when he was 20 years old. In the 
midst of the Korean War, he traveled alongside his fellow Americans. On 
April 12, 1951, the Toccoa Record first reported his disappearance.
  Corporal Fuller's family eventually lost hope that he would return, 
and, in 1954, the Army pronounced him dead. If he were alive today, he 
would have recently celebrated his 88th birthday.
  Corporal Fuller's funeral processions began at the Hartsfield Jackson 
airport and took him all the way home to Toccoa, where members of the 
community lined the streets to give him the welcome he has deserved for 
nearly seven decades.
  Today, this soldier has family who love him, but no living relatives 
who can personally recount his bravery and patriotism. Yet we in 
Northeast Georgia know that Corporal Fuller answered the call of duty, 
leaving behind his loved ones and creating a legacy of service.
  Corporal Fuller's sacrifice illustrates the tremendous debt that we 
owe to the members of our military who promote and defend freedom. I 
join Northeast Georgians in honoring the return of this long lost hero.

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