[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 87 (Thursday, May 21, 2026)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E477]
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   RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF THOSE WHO GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE: 
                    CLARENCE MEMORIAL DAY DEDICATION

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                      HON. NICHOLAS A. LANGWORTHY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 21, 2026

  Mr. LANGWORTHY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the service 
and sacrifice of those who have served our great Nation. Memorial Day 
is a holiday of reverence: a time for us all to come together as a 
Nation and remember those brave soldiers who died defending our 
freedoms.
  On May 25, 2026--this Memorial Day--twenty-three names will be added 
to the Clarence Veteran's Memorial Honor Walls. I am honored to include 
their names in the Record to be remembered forever:

       Gary J. Barker, Army; Irving W. Beard, Army; Roland K. 
     Beard, Jr., Army; Allen L. Butler, Army; Ralph D. Coppola, 
     Army; Donald J. Daniels, Marine Corps; William A. Doolittle, 
     Navy; Jeffrey A. Doolittle, Marine Corps; Gustav S. Gembala, 
     Army; Carolyn M. Krehbiel, Marine Corps; Karl T. Krehbiel, 
     Jr., Army; Matthew J. McCraith, Marine Corps; Ronald S. 
     Menti, Army; Peter J. Michalski, Air Force; Bret J. Norris, 
     Army; Christopher J. O'Leary, Navy; Henry J. Pola, Army; 
     Alfred J. Romus, Navy; Greta E. Simon, Air Force; William R. 
     Stewart, Navy; Austin D. Swanson, Army; David P. Whitacre, 
     Air Force; and Bernard C. Wilkinson, Air Force.

  The service of these men and women will not be forgotten. It is now 
our duty to remember their sacrifice, courage, and valor as we go 
forward and continue to grow and build the greatest Nation the world 
has ever seen.

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