[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 15793]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      REMEMBERING ROBERT LEE STUMP

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay 
tribute to Robert Lee Stump, former Congressman from Arizona and past 
chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services and Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs who died on Friday.
  First elected to Congress as a Democrat, he became a Republican after 
Ronald Reagan assumed the presidency in 1981. It was truly an honor to 
serve as a member by me on the Committee on Armed Services under 
Chairman Stump's leadership. He was a man dedicated to the protection 
of the American people and peace in the world through a powerful 
military.
  Bob Stump knew the only way to keep our forces strong was to take 
care of the soldier and his family both during service and retirement. 
He served in the Navy during World War II as a combat medic on Luzon, 
Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
  America has lost a great man and a true patriot, one of the finest 
statesman Arizona has ever produced. In conclusion, God bless our 
troops.

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