[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18869]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO GEORGE BLAZVICK

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                         HON. GINNY BROWN-WAITE

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 21, 2004

  Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. Speaker, rise today to honor 
George Blazvick, a Vietnam veteran who now resides in Dunnellon, 
Florida, within my Fifth Congressional District.
  On August 19, 2004, I had the pleasure of recognizing Mr. Blazvick 
for his heroism and bravery as a United States soldier who served his 
country from September 1966 to September 1968.
  After completing 10 months of service, Mr. Blazvick was injured in an 
unfortunate blast when an M-79 grenade exploded in close proximity to 
his position. He was wounded in his leg and evacuated to a military 
hospital in Japan. He served the remainder of his tour in Fort Benning, 
Georgia.
  I presented Mr. Blazvick with the Purple Heart, the oldest military 
decoration in the world, more than 30 years overdue.
  Though he earned this honor, he never received it from the Defense 
Department and I am honored to have had the opportunity to present to 
him the Purple Heart for his selfless devotion to duty and service to 
the United States.

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