[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 12, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E754]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN HONOR OF THE DEDICATION OF THE SERGEANT DONALD BURGETT POST OFFICE 
                      BUILDING IN HOWELL, MICHIGAN

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                          HON. ELISSA SLOTKIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 12, 2019

  Ms. SLOTKIN. Madam Speaker, today I rise to honor Sergeant Donald 
Burgett, an American hero to whom the people of the 8th District of 
Michigan, along with the entire nation, are deeply indebted. As 
Congress has deemed, the United States Post Office in Howell, Michigan, 
shall henceforth be known as the Sergeant Donald Burgett Post Office 
Building, enshrining the legacy of this valiant champion of freedom for 
generations to come.
   Sergeant Burgett was born in Detroit in 1925 and served as a 
rifleman and machine-gunner in the 101st Airborne Division's 506th 
Parachute Infantry Regiment. His service took him throughout the 
European theater and included parachuting into Normandy in the opening 
hours of D-Day.
   His devotion to country did not end with his service, however, as he 
returned to Howell after the war and committed himself to bettering the 
community through veterans' organizations and civic leadership, and by 
chronicling the war's events in several highly acclaimed books.
   Sgt. Burgett was deeply committed to recording the experiences of 
his colleagues-in-arms so that their legacy would live on. Now, we have 
the distinct honor of doing likewise, by dedicating a public building 
in his name.
   I can think of no more fitting tribute on this Flag Day, which comes 
just days after the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of D-Day, 
than to honor the heroism of a man who lived and died under the flag 
and whose very name is synonymous with its ideals.
   Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to 
Sgt. Burgett and his extraordinary life and legacy of service. May all 
who enter the building that now bears his name be inspired to the 
principles of service over self and love of country by which he lived.

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