[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 123 (Thursday, July 17, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E688]
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            HONORING THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF JAMES A. STEPHENS

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                           HON. RUSS FULCHER

                                of idaho

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 17, 2025

  Mr. FULCHER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to wish James A. Stephens a 
very happy 100th birthday. He will be celebrating this milestone on 
August 29, 2025, at Farragut State Park, in Farragut, Idaho.
  In December of 1943, Mr. Stephens entered active service in the U.S. 
Navy in Santa Ana, California. Mr. Stephens was sent to the Farragut 
Naval Training Station, in Farragut, Idaho. Once there, he became a 
swimming instructor for new recruits. Afterwards, Mr. Stephens was 
assigned to the U.S. Naval Hospital Corps School, where he was trained 
to serve in military hospitals for American soldiers fighting in the 
Pacific Theater. After the completion of his training, he served as a 
Pharmacist Mate Second Class USN-1 at the Navy Hospital in Oakland, 
California. Mr. Stephens was Honorably Discharged on March 25, 1946.
  Mr. Stephen's honorable and courageous service is an example of the 
very best of Idahoan values.
  I thank James A. Stephens for his incredible example of perseverance 
and fearlessness, and I wish him a very happy birthday.

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