[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 136 (Friday, August 16, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1054]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN HONOR OF RUTH LINDSAY BURGESS

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                             HON. ANDY BARR

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 16, 2019

  Mr. BARR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of a special 
woman, Ruth Lindsay Burgess, of Lexington, Kentucky. Born in 1923 in 
Connersville, Pennsylvania as the only daughter in her family, she grew 
up hunting with her father and brothers. She was known as quite a sharp 
shooter.
  Ruth Lindsay enlisted in the Army on May 15, 1945. She bravely served 
in the South Pacific as a nurse, caring for injured American soldiers 
during heavy fighting. She earned the rank of 2nd Lieutenant and earned 
a Victory Medal.
  Ms. Lindsay was discharged on March 11, 1946. She returned home where 
she met and married her husband Frank Burgess, who also served in World 
War II. They had three daughters. Mrs. Burgess worked as a hospital 
nurse and then did private care nursing until she retired. She was an 
avid volunteer for American Legion Post 24. Ruth Lindsay Burgess passed 
away on July 27, 2019 at the age of 95.
  Mrs. Burgess and her fellow veterans are true heroes. As members of 
the ``Greatest Generation'', they willingly served to protect and 
defend the freedoms that we enjoy today. I am humbled to honor the 
service of Mrs. Ruth Burgess before the United States Congress.

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