[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23798]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO SGT. MARION RAY

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 7, 2006

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Sgt. Marion Ray on 
the book signing release for his book, Damn Cold and Starving, which 
tells his story as a prisoner of war. He was part of the 106th Infantry 
Division, 424th Regiment, First Battalion.
  Sgt. Ray and fellow infantrymen were captured on December 17, 1944, 
by two German soldiers in Winterspelt, Germany, and were held until the 
spring of 1945. This was the first day of the Battle of the Bulge. 
During his time as a POW, Sgt. Ray was held in three different 
internment camps. He uses his book to describe the main hardships and 
difficulties he encountered.
  It is a pleasure to thank Sgt. Marion Ray for his service to our 
great Nation. I appreciate his service and sacrifice and know his book 
makes a great contribution to our Nation's history.

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