[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E989]
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   HONORING ARMY VETERAN ALBERT EMILE VAN LUCHENE ON HIS CENTENARIAN 
                                BIRTHDAY

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                     HON. MATTHEW M. ROSENDALE, SR.

                               of montana

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 28, 2022

  Mr. ROSENDALE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Army veteran 
Albert Emile Van Luchene on his 100th birthday, and honor his service 
in the United States Armed Forces.
  Mr. Van Luchene was born in Huntley, Montana on October 3, 1922, to 
farmers who immigrated from Belgium to Montana in 1911. At eighteen 
years old during World War II, Mr. Van Luchene enlisted in the Army and 
experienced combat as a Communications Sergeant during the Battle of 
the Bulge in the Ardennes region of Belgium from December, 1944 to 
January, 1945. Mr. Van Luchene's valor and heroism during this time 
would see him later receiving the Croix de Guerre avec and Etoile de 
Bronze medals from the French government, the European-African-Middle 
Eastern Theatre Service medal, the American Campaign medal, the 
American Service medal, the Bronze Star, the American Defense Service 
medal, the Good Conduct medal, and the American Combat Infantry medal 
from the U.S. government. Most recently he was also awarded the Quilt 
of Valor Award.
  Today, on behalf of Montana's At-Large Congressional District, I 
thank Mr. Van Luchene for his service to our Nation, and I warmly wish 
him a happy 100th birthday.

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