[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 7, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E100-E101]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             CELEBRATING GEORGE HEKOWCZYK'S 100TH BIRTHDAY

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                             HON. KEN BUCK

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 7, 2023

  Mr. BUCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of heroic American 
veteran, George Hekowczyk. On February 18th, Mr. Hekowczyk will turn 
100 years old. It is my distinct privilege to wish him a happy 100th 
birthday, especially because it is rare that I find someone older than 
myself.
  Mr. Hekowczyk served in the United States Navy as a Boatswain's Mate 
Second Class from 1942 through 1946. During his tenure, he served as a 
deep-sea diver. Mr. Hekowczyk would regularly disable torpedoes on the 
ocean floor that had failed to detonate. Mr. Hekowczyk's courageous 
service warrants tremendous praise and recognition; the entire Nation 
is indebted to him and his generation's commitment to freedom over 
tyranny.
  Our Nation's men and women in uniform are America's greatest assets, 
and Mr. Hekowczyk's value to this Nation is priceless. That's why, Mr. 
Speaker, it is my distinct privilege as the United States 
Representative of the 4th District of Colorado to recognize the

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honor, courage, and sacrifice of Boatswain's Mate Second Class George 
Hekowczyk. I wish him the happiest of birthdays and thank him for his 
dedication and Service to this Nation.

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