[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 28588]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



       HONORING THE BRAVERY OF WORLD WAR I VETERAN GEORGE DECKARD

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 4, 1999

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor one of the Nation's 
last surviving World War I veterans, Mr. George William Deckard, a 102-
year-old native of Macon County, TN.
  Mr. Deckard fought heroically on the battlefields of France as a 
member of the U.S. Army during a horrible war. His actions earned him 
honorary membership in the American Society of the French Legion of 
Honor. He was also presented France's prestigious Order of the Legion 
of Honor for his role in helping France defeat its enemies.
  As our country prepares to celebrate Veterans Day, I would like to 
congratulate Mr.

Deckard for his military service and for a job well done. Mr. Deckard 
and other veterans certainly have the undying gratitude of the United 
States of America.

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