[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11361]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING THE VETERANS OF ST. PAUL'S HOUSE

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                           HON. RAHM EMANUEL

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 1, 2004

  Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the veterans of 
World War II who now make their home at St. Paul's House and Health 
Center in Chicago.
  Their wartime experiences are as varied as the paths they took 
following the war, but all remain united to defend the values that 
shape our identity as a nation: love of freedom and respect for human 
dignity.
  Few members of ``greatest generation'' spoke about their wartime 
experiences without evoking painful physical and emotional 
recollections of the horrors of their experiences in World War II.
  Still, in their seventies and eighties, the veterans of St. Paul's 
House are again demonstrating their heroism and commitment to this 
country by recounting these memories for the Chicago World War II 
Veterans Anthology and the United States Library of Congress.
  As Memorial Day approaches and we prepare to dedicate the National 
World War II Memorial in our nation's capital, it is my honor and 
privilege to pay tribute to the each of St. Paul's World War II 
veterans--and their families--who proudly wore the uniform of their 
country, endured the rigors of the war, and fought for our liberty and 
the freedom of future generations of Americans:
  Betty Barouski, Lawrence Bunge, Betty Bunge, Edward Bylica, Loraine 
Bylica, Milton Cohen, Leslie Cousins, Hilda Cousins, spouse, Harry 
DeCourres, Mildred Eiman, Margret Ehmann, Sima Eckma, Henry Faeth, 
Alice Faeth, Henry Grantschnig, Henry Kaster, John Lasser, Heinze 
Ledtje, Vladan Markovic, John Persson, William Prielozny, Fred 
Schubert, Frank Sontowski, Bruno Solback, Lydia Sollberger, Charles 
Tennent, George Wahl, Albert Wood, Lucille Wolf.

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