[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12465]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING LT. WILLIAM P. KERBY AND OTHER WWII VETERANS

 Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I am in anticipation of a special 
event in my home State of Idaho. On Sunday, June 20, the Ashley Inn in 
Cascade, ID will dedicate Kerby Gardens on their property. For those in 
Idaho, particularly those in Valley County, memorializing Lt. William 
Paul Kerby is an important occasion that represents a man, and a 
generation.
  Lt. William Paul Kerby deserves America's appreciation. As Valley 
County's first serviceman to lose his life in World War II, he 
displayed the selfless sacrifice of a true American. It is his 
dedication that Kerby Gardens hopes to honor--a spirit of sacrifice 
that has defined our country and the State of Idaho since its beginning 
and continues to do so today.
  Lt. Kerby was one of over 1,700 Idahoans who never returned from the 
battlefield in that great and terrible war. It is to these men that we 
owe our freedom today. There is still no other event in modern history 
that so transformed our world as did the Second World War. It brought 
out the best in our Nation and proved the courage of an entire 
generation, one that has been called ``The Great Generation.'' It is 
the courage and sacrifice of those veterans, men including Lt. William 
Kerby, that this garden remembers and honors.
  In commemorating the dedication of Kerby Gardens, I would like to 
recognize, honor and thank Lt. Kerby and all of Idaho's veterans for 
their sacrifices. In World War II, as in other conflicts, America's 
servicemen and women have demonstrated the values and ideals our 
country holds dear. For their successes and their sacrifices, we are 
eternally grateful.

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