[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 20675-20676]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             TRIBUTE TO PRIVATE CHARLES ``BUDDY'' SIZEMORE

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                            HON. MIKE PENCE

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 27, 2006

  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, it is not every day that a fallen soldier is 
laid to rest 56 years after he was killed in action. But such is the 
case of Private Charles ``Buddy'' Sizemore.
  As a young graduate of Rushville High School in Rushville, Indiana in 
1948, Buddy was drafted into the U.S. Army where he was assigned to 
Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Regiment, 1st Cavalry 
Division.
  Mr. Speaker, it was on October 19, 1950 that the men of the 1st 
Cavalry, hitching rides with the 70th Tank Division, took the North 
Korean capital of Pyongyang at great cost. But

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the advance of the 8th Army resumed despite a shortage of supplies, 
including winter clothing. Some riflemen had as few as 16 rounds of 
ammunition.
  On November 1, about seventy miles north of Pyongyang, two Chinese 
divisions attacked and almost completely destroyed the U.S. 8th Cavalry 
Regiment and the 1st Cavalry Division. Soon thereafter, six Soviet-
supplied armies from Manchuria attacked on all fronts. On November 2, 
1950, just six weeks after he had left his Rushville home for Korea, 
Private Buddy Sizemore and his entire battalion were lost.
  Fifty-six years later, after much negotiating between the United 
States and North Korea, forensic teams from the United Nations and the 
Pentagon have identified his remains, and on October 14th, there will 
be a full military funeral at the First Baptist Church in Rushville, 
Indiana for Private Charles ``Buddy'' Sizemore.
  Mr. Speaker, the Bible tells us if you owe debts, pay debts; if 
honor, then honor; if respect, then respect. I rise humbly today to pay 
a debt of honor and respect to Buddy Sizemore.
  Buddy is a hero whose service and sacrifice will forever be 
emblazoned on the hearts of a grateful Nation. I offer my deepest 
condolences to all of those friends and family members who loved and 
admired this young man.

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