[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 3, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H1073]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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         HONORING CENTENNIAL OF THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER

  (Mr. MAST asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MAST. Madam Speaker, I rise in honor of the centennial of the 
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
  The following is the resolution this body passed 100 years ago 
tomorrow, H.J. Res. 426.
  ``Providing for the bringing to the United States of the body of an 
unknown American, who was a member of the American Expeditionary 
Forces, who served in Europe and lost his life during the World War, 
and for the burial of the remains with appropriate ceremonies.
  ``Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, 
and he is hereby, authorized and directed, under regulations to be 
prescribed by him, to cause to be brought to the United States the body 
of an American, who was a member of the American Expeditionary Forces 
who served in Europe, who lost his life during the World War and whose 
identity has not been established, for burial in the Memorial 
Amphitheater of the National Cemetery at Arlington, Virginia.
  ``Such sum as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the 
joint resolution is hereby authorized to be expended by the Secretary 
of War.''
  Madam Speaker, they will not be forgotten.

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