[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 67 (Wednesday, April 17, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2457]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF U.S. ARMY CAPTAIN HARRY CRAMER

  (Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
life and the legacy of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, native and U.S. Army 
Captain Harry Cramer.
  In 1957, U.S. Army Captain Cramer was attached to the 14th Special 
Forces Operational Detachment when he was killed while training 
soldiers in Nha Trang.
  In giving his life for his country, Captain Cramer became the first 
of 58,281 soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines who would be killed 
during the Vietnam war.
  Throughout his time in the Army, Captain Cramer showed incredible 
bravery and was awarded a Silver Star and two Purple Hearts during his 
service in the Korean war. Last week, Captain Cramer was recognized in 
Cambria County when Highway 403, a road that was originally built by 
his family in the 1890s, was renamed in his honor.
  America owes a debt of gratitude to Captain Cramer that can never be 
fully repaid. May God bless him and the entire Cramer family.

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