[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11135]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO ANTHONY ACEVEDO

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                             HON. JOE BACA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 1, 2004

  Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I pay tribute 
today to Anthony Acevedo. He is a man who has exuded integrity and 
great character throughout his life, and it gives me no greater 
pleasure than joining today with family and friends in honoring this 
great patriot.
  Anthony was born in San Bernardino, before moving to Mexico at the 
age of 13 where he was schooled. His overwhelming feelings of 
patriotism, however, brought him back to the United States where he 
registered for the draft and was inducted in August of 1943. As a 
member of the 70th Division, 275th Regiment, Company B, he was sent to 
Marseilles, France in December 1944 to fight on the front lines of 
WWII.
  Anthony paid the ultimate price of being a soldier when he was 
captured during the Battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944 and 
forced to endure unparalleled torture. Yet through it all, he remained 
proud, determined, and hopeful. Throughout his time serving our Nation, 
he always exhibited a tremendous passion and a deep resolve to fight 
for the freedoms that Americans experience on a daily basis. He is 
truly one of our American heroes.
  Today, I am proud to join family and friends in paying tribute to 
Anthony Acevedo, a true American patriot. His unselfish duty to our 
country should not be overlooked. He is a symbol of all that we, as 
Americans, strive to be and I present to him today my steadfast thanks 
for his service.

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