[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5986]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM MOCK

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                           HON. BILL SHUSTER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 25, 2006

  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor William Mock, who has 
been named Historian of the Year by the Bedford County Historical 
Society. Bill, a Vietnam veteran and retired biology teacher from 
Bedford County, will be honored with this distinguished award at the 
Bedford County Historical Society's annual banquet in April.
  Bedford County is an area rich with historical value and meaning, 
dating back to the revolutionary era. Bill has worked to promote it by 
proposing the establishment of a Bedford County historical center to 
exhibit historical records and artifacts from the area. As he often 
says of himself, Bill lives in the past. His love of history has 
propelled him to take on many meaningful, honorable activities to 
commemorate our Nation's heroes and ensure they are never forgotten.
  A member of the Bedford County Historical Society, the Gettysburg 
Blues and the Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War Gettysburg 
Camp No. 112, Bill takes immense pride in working with these 
organizations to preserve our Nation's history. He planned and executed 
the rededication of the Pennsylvania Monument in Andersonville National 
Cemetery for its 100th anniversary. To mark the occasion, Bill spent 
months researching and fundraising to reproduce the 138th Pennsylvania 
Volunteer Infantry Regimental flag, which he carried in the March of 
Honor to the monument.
  William Mock's dedication to the preservation of our local and 
national history is admirable, and we can hope that others will follow 
in his footsteps and view our history with the same pride and honor as 
those that came before us.

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