[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 101 (Thursday, June 12, 2025)]
[House]
[Pages H2665-H2666]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  RECOGNIZING FATHER PAUL SHAUGHNESSY

  (Mr. MOULTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MOULTON. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to recognize my friend, Father 
Shaughnessy.
  I was at a marine reunion this weekend, and we heard remarkable 
stories of heroism from ordinary Americans who signed up for the Marine 
Corps, who did heroic things. There were a lot of stories about 
marines. There were stories about one civilian who was with us in the 
fight, who, as we were getting hit with incoming rounds, would walk 
thoughtlessly amongst us to give us comfort. When marines were getting

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hit, he didn't seem to care. One marine told a story of him showing up 
on a stack of marines going into a room, and the marine turned around 
and said: Father, you probably shouldn't be right here.
  Father Shaughnessy never met a marine who didn't respect him, just 
like he never met an R he could pronounce. Yes, every time he opened 
his mouth, we knew he was from Worcester, Massachusetts. What he said 
with his words inspired courage in all of us.
  Father Shaughnessy is a friend. He is a leader, and he is an American 
hero.

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