[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15780]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO GUS LEMIEUX

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                         HON. JAMES L. OBERSTAR

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 13, 1999

  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to World War I 
veteran and Fond du Lac Reservation tribe member Gus LeMieux.
  Not only is Gus LeMieux the oldest (at 100 years) Fond du Lac 
Reservation tribe member, but he is also the oldest serving World War I 
veteran in Douglas County, WI. Gus joined the U.S. Navy in 1916 and 
served on the U.S.S. Rhode Island and the U.S.S. Massachusetts, as well 
as on an oil tanker. He also served in the U.S. military on a submarine 
tender during World War I.
  Now the oldest Fond du Lac Reservation tribe member, Gus is well-
known in the community. He is admired not only for his standing as an 
Elder, but also because of his kindness and gentleness. A hard worker, 
Gus is well-liked and greatly respected.
  Gus is a pillar of the community, both as a veteran in the Armed 
Forces and as a tribe member. I know my colleagues join me in thanking 
Gus LeMieux for serving the Fond du Lac Reservation and the United 
States during the past century.

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