[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17885]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING MR. LLOYD A. KING

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                        HON. CHARLES W. BOUSTANY

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 12, 2006

  Mr. BOUSTANY. Mr. Speaker, President John F. Kennedy once said that 
the greatness of poets ``depends upon the courage with which they face 
the challenges of life.'' Today, I rise to recognize one such poet and 
American hero.
  Lloyd A. King, a native of New York State, was drafted to serve in 
the U.S. Army in Vietnam in 1967. As a non-commissioned officer with 
the 101st Airborne Division in 1968 and 1969, he began writing about 
his emotions and experiences through poetry. In his poems Mr. King 
described the sights and sounds that he couldn't tell his family back 
home.
  Mr. King eventually was awarded the Silver Star, the Soldier's Medal, 
the Bronze Star, two Purple Hearts, two Air Medals, and nearly a dozen 
other awards including the highest individual medal awarded by the 
Republic of South Vietnam, the RVN Gallantry Cross with Gold Star.
  Thirty years later, on July 28, 1998, Mr. King began writing again 
about his experiences in Vietnam, in hopes that he could express his 
personal feelings and the events that he had not previously been able 
to share.
  Currently a resident of Lafayette, Louisiana, Mr. King has been 
honored with the Military Writers Society of America 2006 Gold Medal 
Award for ``Best Book of Poetry'' for his ``From 'Nam with Love.'' Mr. 
King now serves as the commander of the Military Order of the Purple 
Heart, William McKenzie Chapter #504, Lafayette, Louisiana, he is also 
a lifetime member of Vietnam Veterans of America, Acadiana Chapter 
#141.
  As an artist, author, poet and soldier, I ask my colleagues to honor 
Mr. Lloyd A. King, American hero, for his accomplishments.

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