[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 201 (Thursday, December 20, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1694]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       REP. SAM JOHNSON FAREWELL

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                            HON. LAMAR SMITH

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 19, 2018

  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, today I'd like to recognize a true 
American hero, Sam Johnson, who has demonstrated exceptional valor, 
service, and patriotism. Before he came to Congress he spent 29 years 
in the Air Force where he flew almost 100 combat missions in the Korean 
and Vietnam wars.
  I encourage all of my interns to read Congressman Johnson's 
autobiography, Captive Warriors, which recounts his seven years of 
torture, including 42 months of solitary confinement as a prisoner of 
war.
  Sam Johnson's service to his country didn't end in Hanoi. In his 28 
years in Congress Sam continued to demonstrate his unshakable 
principles and the courage of his convictions.
  Congressman Johnson is the last Vietnam POW in Congress and remains a 
true patriot. I thank Sam for his lifetime of service.

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