[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 53 (Thursday, March 24, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E294]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




IN RECOGNITION OF HIROSHI MIYAMURA FOR NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR DAY 2022

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                      HON. TERESA LEGER FERNANDEZ

                             of new mexico

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 24, 2022

  Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor Hiroshi H. 
``Hershey'' Miyamura of Gallup, New Mexico for his incredible life of 
service to our nation and in honor of tomorrow's National Medal of 
Honor Day.
  At a time when Japanese Americans faced widespread persecution, Mr. 
Miyamura bravely volunteered to serve in the 100th Infantry Battalion, 
442nd Infantry Regiment, during World War II.
  Mr. Miyamura answered the call to service again during the Korean War 
and proved himself to be a model of leadership as a Corporal in Company 
H, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division.
  On the night of April 24, 1951, Company H was ambushed by enemy 
forces. Aware of the imminent danger to him and his men, Mr. Miyamura 
ordered the squad to fall back while he remained to cover their 
movement.
  Courageously fighting off more than 50 enemy combatants by himself, 
Mr. Miyamura gave his squad enough time to escape and was captured as a 
Prisoner of War (POW).
  As a POW, Mr. Miyamura was forced to march 300 miles over five weeks. 
He then endured 28 months in a POW camp with little food or water.
  Following his release in 1953, Mr. Miyamura was presented with the 
Congressional Medal of Honor by President Dwight D. Eisenhower for his 
tremendous display of fortitude and heroism.
  Since his discharge from the military service, Mr. Miyamura remains a 
staunch advocate for his fellow veterans and his community.
  I'm proud to serve Mr. Miyamura in Congress and recognize him for his 
invaluable service, both as a wartime hero and peacetime mentor, to the 
State of New Mexico and to the United States of America.

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