[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 116 (Thursday, July 14, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H6613]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                CORPORAL JOSEPH RODNEY CHAPMAN IS A HERO

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak 
about an incredible American hero from the small town of Freeport, 
Pennsylvania.
  Corporal Joseph Rodney Chapman was drafted into the U.S. Army in 
1942, and he fought with the 80th Infantry Division in World War II. He 
fought across France, was wounded twice in the process, and earned a 
Bronze Star for his heroic actions to destroy a German machine gun and 
its crew.
  In the spring of 1944, as the Allies continued to drive the enemy 
into retreat, Corporal Chapman found himself under enemy fire and was 
taken as a prisoner of war.
  After returning home to Pennsylvania, he worked for the post office 
in Freeport for 35 years as a mail carrier and clerk. He was married to 
his late wife, Mary, for 69 years, and he just celebrated a very happy 
100th birthday this past October.
  Mr. Speaker, Corporal Chapman is the epitome of the American spirit. 
Therefore, I am incredibly proud to introduce legislation today that 
would rename the very post office Mr. Chapman worked at in his honor. 
He has devoted his life to his country and his community, and for that 
we owe him a great debt of gratitude.

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