[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 24297]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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         HONORING FELIPE TRUJILLO ROYBAL, WORLD WAR II VETERAN

 Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I rise today to honor SFC (Ret.) 
Felipe Trujillo Roybal and to recognize his lifelong service to this 
country. His dedication and commitment to this country is to be 
commended.
  Mr. Roybal served 33 years in the U.S. Army and is a veteran of 
Vietnam, The Korean war and World War II. Mr. Roybal will be honored 
for his heroic service to our Nation when his name is registered in the 
National World War II Memorial.
  Mr. Roybal joined the Army in 1937 and served in World War II as a 
paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division. During World War II he 
participated in the Normandy drop and received a Purple Heart for 
bravery, Parachute Wings, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Merit 
Award, and the European Command Badge. He then served in the Korean war 
and received his second Purple Heart after becoming a prisoner of war, 
later escaping. He enlisted his services as a Green Beret in the 
Special Forces Division in the Vietnam war. Mr. Roybal was assigned to 
critical defense duty due to his elite training in the Special Forces 
and was praised for his immense dedication to our country.
  Mr. Roybal and his wife, Bertha Morales, are native New Mexicans and 
have been married for 57 years. They are the proud parents of three 
daughters and the grandparents of two grandsons. All who have had the 
opportunity to know them have been touched by their kindness and 
generosity. So today it is with great admiration that I pay tribute to 
Mr. Roybal and his courageous service to this country.

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