[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 22092]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     AMERICA SALUTES MR. VANE SCOTT

  (Mr. NEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the service of a 
great American, Mr. Vane Scott. Mr. Scott started his service to our 
nation in December, 1942. During World War II, he served on the USS 
Radford in the Pacific as an electrician and gyrocompass technician.
  After the war, Mr. Scott went the to Art Institute of Pittsburgh on 
the GI bill; and, in 1968, he started an American flag production 
company. He retired in January, 1990; and he currently serves as the 
national president of the Radford Association. In September, 2001, Mr. 
Scott opened the USS Radford National Naval Museum in Newcomerstown, 
Ohio.
  He is married to Mrs. Barbara Scott, his wife of more than 50 years, 
and has three children, four grandchildren and five great-
grandchildren. On November 3, 2004, Mr. Scott will be inducted into the 
Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame for his valor in World War II and for his 
efforts in telling the stories of America's war heroes.
  I also want to commemorate Mr. Scott's relative, Mr. Freeman Davis. 
Mr. Davis received the Medal of Honor for his valor on November 25, 
1863, during the Civil War's Battle of Missionary Ridge.
  Mr. Speaker, these two men represent some of the best America has to 
offer. I want to thank them for their remarkable service, and I want to 
congratulate Mr. Vane Scott on his induction into the Ohio Veterans 
Hall of Fame. America salutes Mr. Vane Scott today.

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