[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 154 (Tuesday, September 24, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1204]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNITION OF KAZIMIR PULASKI

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                           HON. DUNCAN HUNTER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 24, 2019

  Mr. HUNTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor a 
Polish and American hero: Kazimir Pulaski. Kazimir Pulaski was born in 
Warsaw, Poland on March 6, 1745, to Polish nobility. At only 15 years 
old, he joined the Polish resistance fighting against the Russian and 
Prussian forces that were threatening Poland's freedom. Forced into 
exile by the Russians, he left Poland for France and met Benjamin 
Franklin who was on a diplomatic mission in Paris securing support for 
the colonies in their revolutionary war against the British. Benjamin 
Franklin's description of how the colonies were rising up, fighting to 
be a new and independent nation, inspired Pulaski, and he volunteered 
to go fight alongside the colonists. When in America, Pulaski 
distinguished himself as a courageous fighter and military tactician. 
Congress appointed him Brigadier-General in charge of mounted brigades, 
and that lead to Congress, in 1778, establishing the Cavalry and 
appointing General Pulaski as its leader. General Pulaski was known as 
a strong taskmaster, asking much of his men, and yet was also known to 
use his own personal money to ensure they had the finest equipment when 
Congress was slow in providing funds. On October 9, 1779, General 
Pulaski was mortally wounded while riding into the Battle of Savannah, 
hit by cannon fire. Please join me in honoring General Pulaski, who 
came to the United States with one purpose, to fight for our cause of 
independence, and who died on foreign soil, defending not just our 
liberty and justice, but also the greater principle of freedom

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