[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 24 (Monday, February 7, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E117]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                             ROBERT SHAFER

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                          HON. BETH VAN DUYNE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, February 7, 2022

  Ms. VAN DUYNE. Madam Speaker, on behalf of a grateful nation and the 
citizens of the Twenty-Fourth District of Texas, the 2021 Congressional 
Veteran Commendation is hereby presented to Robert Shafer, Second 
Lieutenant, United States Army, of Dallas, Texas, for his honorable 
service in the Armed Forces of the United States of America and for his 
continued dedication to his community.
  Mr. Shafer enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1943 and served until 1950 as 
an engineering and construction officer. Shafer was deployed to New 
Guinea, the Ryuku Islands, and Okinawa during World War II, helping 
build infrastructure and airfields in support of the war effort. Shafer 
and his men were routinely subject to Japanese bombing runs and sniper 
fire. He later served during the Korean War as an operations officer 
and platoon training officer. His decorations include the World War II 
Victory Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign 
Medal and the American Theater Medal.
  After leaving the Army, Mr. Shafer has brought the same love he had 
for his country and poured it into making his community a better place. 
Shafer worked as a Boy Scouts of America leader, a leader within his 
church, and has helped organize and assist with his church's food 
pantry.
  Mr. Shafer's career is marked with heroism and is consistent with the 
finest traditions of the United States Army and reflects great credit 
upon himself, the State of Texas, and the United States of America.

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