[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17375]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     PAYING TRIBUTE TO LANDY TAYLOR

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 22, 2004

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a kind and 
caring individual from Montrose, Colorado who is brightening the 
spirits of American soldiers in Iraq. Landy Taylor is reminding our 
troops that we support them and their noble mission, and I am proud to 
join my colleagues here today before this body of Congress and this 
Nation in recognizing his tremendous generosity and good will.
  After receiving an email from Duane Ziegler, the chief of the 
Montrose Regional Airport fire department who is serving in Iraq with 
the Colorado National Guard, about the tough battlefront conditions 
Landy decided to start Operation Sweet Tooth. He figured that candy 
would help lift the soldiers spirits and so he began to buy cases of 
candy, elk jerky, and other items and ship them off to the troops. 
Landy himself, is a former aviation executive and a veteran of the Army 
and wanted to be able to let our troops know of our Nation's support.
   Since the initial shipment of more than seven thousand pieces of 
candy, Landy, and his wife Marta have shipped hundreds of pounds of 
candy and over 800 pounds of elk jerky. He often sends care packages 
daily and sometimes picks up the shipping costs of up to $300 a week 
out of his own pocket. Most of the candy and snacks that are shipped go 
to four different military hospitals in Baghdad where they are 
distributed to patients, soldiers and Iraqi children.
   Mr. Speaker, Landy Taylor is a generous individual who is actively 
involved in lifting the spirits of our American soldiers and 
demonstrating how much we appreciate their efforts in Iraq. He has 
inspired other citizens and friends within his community to aid the 
troops and I am honored to recognize him today before this body and 
this Nation for his devotion and commitment to our American soldiers. 
Thank you for your generosity, Landy, and I wish you all the best in 
your future endeavors.

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