[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 8, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E124]
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                      PAYING TRIBUTE TO AL LIBASCI

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                           HON. LLOYD SMUCKER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 8, 2022

  Mr. SMUCKER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Mr. Al 
Libasci of York, Pennsylvania, a World War II veteran who will be 
turning 102 years old on February 25, 2022. Al's life has been one of 
service to our country. Drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942, Al served 
in the Pacific Theater during World War II with the Jolly Rogers, 90th 
Heavy Bomb Group, 5th Air Force. Al flew over thirty combat missions in 
a B-24 Liberator, bravely serving our country overseas. After the War, 
Al went on to work as a civilian employee for the government, helping 
the military to acquire land for some of its installations, including 
the land on which the United States Air Force Academy now sits. Al's 
life has been marked by so much more than his career and service, 
however. He is a father, a husband, a bowling enthusiast, and a friend 
to many who has touched the lives of people around him with his 
positivity and enthusiasm.
  Al's life has been an extraordinary one and I wish him, his family, 
and his wife, Rosina, the happiest of birthdays as he celebrates his 
102nd.

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