[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 13756-13757]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    COMMENDING ALFREDO GONZALEZ KAME

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                         HON. RAUL M. GRIJALVA

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 29, 2006

  Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend Alfredo Gonzales 
Kame.
  Mr. Kame was a great father, grandfather, and soldier. He served this 
country with honor, even though his family was the victim of 
discrimination. His father and brother were interned at the Poston 
Internment Camp in Poston, Arizona. He fought for his country and 
against the prejudice impacting his family and was courageous in both 
fights.
  Mr. Kame, of Japanese and Hispanic heritage, was always proud of his 
heritage and his service to his country. A World War II veteran from 
Hayden, Arizona, he proudly served with Company C of the 100th Infantry 
Battalion.
  Alfredo enlisted in June 1942 and eventually wound up in Camp Shelby 
with the 100th. He was deployed to North Africa and was involved in a 
number of campaigns including Monte Cassino, Anzio-Rome, Belvedere, 
Rome-Amo, Bruyeres-Biffotaine, German Gothic Line, Po Valley, and 
Rhineland. He was wounded in battle in Vosges Mountains at Bruyeres, 
France on October 15, 1944.
  He was awarded a Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Presidential Unit 
Citation with an Oak Leaf Cluster, Combat Infantryman Badge, American 
Campaign Medal, Eurpean African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Victory 
Medal, and Good Conduct Medal.
  After his service in the Army, he returned to Hayden in 1948, where 
he lived until his death. He worked for 30 years as a mill foreman for 
Kennecott Copper Corporation and retired in 1983.
  Mr. Kame leaves a great legacy for his family and his community. He 
lived his entire life with honor and courage. He fought valiantly in

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World War II while overcoming prejudice within his country. I rise 
today to thank Mr. Kame and his family for their sacrifice and to ask 
that this Congress recognize his selflessness and service to our 
country.

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