[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 12, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H49]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





           HONORING THE SERVICE OF HENRY AND ARLENE LANGREHR

  (Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an 
incredible veteran from my district for his service to our country and 
eastern Iowa.
  Henry Langrehr of Clinton served in Europe during World War II with 
the 82nd Airborne Division. Because of his heroic and brave actions in 
France, he received two Bronze Stars, two Purple Hearts, and the French 
Legion of Honor.
  Henry was a paratrooper who flew on a C-47 transport plane across the 
English Channel before being dropped into Normandy on D-day during the 
Allied invasion.
  During the campaign, Henry was injured by shrapnel and taken as a 
German prisoner of war. He successfully escaped a Nazi work camp and 
made his way back to his countrymen.
  Henry always makes sure to praise Arlene, his wife of nearly 80 
years. While Henry was in Europe, Arlene worked 12 hours a day, 7 days 
a week, making machine gun stands needed for the war effort, a real-
life Rosie the Riveter.
  I am incredibly grateful to have amazing Americans like Henry and 
Arlene living in my district.
  Thank you for your incredible service to and love for the United 
States, Iowa, and Clinton.

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