[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 211 (Monday, December 15, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1197]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           CELEBRATING COLONEL HERBERT STERN'S 107TH BIRTHDAY

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                            HON. JOE NEGUSE

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 15, 2025

  Mr. NEGUSE. Mr. Speaker, today I honor Colonel Herbert Stern, the 
oldest living graduate of the United States Military Academy at West 
Point and to wish him a happy 107th birthday.
  As a member of the Class of 1941, Colonel Stern and his fellow cadets 
were the first class to graduate directly into World War II. Colonel 
Stern's distinguished service and heroism during the war included his 
brave actions during the Battle of the Bulge, for which he was awarded 
the Silver Star, and him and his men liberating a concentration camp in 
Salzwedel, Germany.
  After World War II, Colonel Stern continued his military service in 
many high-profile assignments, including positions at the Army War 
College, NATO headquarters in Italy, and the Joint Advanced Study Group 
with the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Colonel Stern's final 
military assignment was with the Central Treaty Organization in Turkey 
and Iran before retiring as a Colonel on September 1, 1968.
  In addition to his service to our country, Colonel Stern was a 
devoted husband to his late wife of over 70 years, Rose; a father to 
his son Robert, a resident of Fort Collins, and his late daughter 
Betty; and grandfather to his 2 grandchildren and 2 step-grandchildren.
  Colonel Stern turns 107 on Christmas Eve this year, and on behalf of 
the people of Colorado I thank him for his incredible service to our 
state and Nation and wish him a very Happy Birthday.

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