[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 9, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H1131-H1132]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING GHOST ARMY VETERANS

  (Mr. STEWART asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. STEWART. Mr. Speaker, I rise before you in support of awarding 
the Ghost Army veterans with the Congressional Gold Medal.
  This is such a great story. In World War II, the Ghost Army had a 
mission unlike any other. They were recruited in one of the greatest 
counterintelligence operations of our time, fooling the Nazis with 
inflatable tanks, mannequins, and decoys.
  It is estimated that they saved tens of thousands of American 
soldiers' lives. Their work was so groundbreaking that it remained 
classified for more than 40 years.
  Mr. Speaker, the Ghost Army and their legacy have never been formally 
recognized. This bill is long overdue for the soldiers and their 
families. Of the

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1,100 who served, only 11 of them are alive today. Among them, 103-
year-old Staff Sergeant Stanley Nance, who lives in my home State of 
Utah. I have had a chance to get to know him.
  He and his fellow soldiers, those few, those 11 who are still alive, 
and their families, deserve recognition of their service and 
sacrifices.
  Mr. Speaker, I call on my colleagues to honor the Ghost Army and 
award them the Congressional Gold Medal.

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