[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 92 (Monday, June 3, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H4207]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
RECOGNIZING PINE GROVE JROTC
(Mr. MEUSER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute.)
Mr. MEUSER. Madam Speaker, it is with great respect that I rise today
to recognize the JROTC cadets from Pine Grove High School in Schuylkill
County, Pennsylvania, and their commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel
Michael Stefanchik.
These cadets are traveling overseas to Normandy, France, to help mark
the 75th anniversary of D-day and to honor the beginning of the march
to victory in World War II.
In addition to participating in the D-day memorial parade in
Normandy, they are taking part in the ceremonies in Brittany and the
American cemetery at Omaha Beach. These hallowed grounds are the
resting place for thousands of American heroes who gave the ultimate
sacrifice in defense of freedom and liberty and to save the world from
tyranny.
2,014 Pennsylvanians stormed the beaches of Normandy. It is a great
privilege to have these cadets from the Ninth District present to honor
and remember the bravery of countless ordinary Americans who faced
extraordinary times.
I ask that my colleagues join me in recognizing these cadets'
achievement and remembering the great and lasting sacrifices made at
Normandy 75 years ago.
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