[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6975]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE ORDER OF THE SILVER ROSE

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 3, 2006

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Linda and Luz 
Arellano. They are responsible for awarding the Order of the Silver 
Rose Medal and Award to our veterans in Nevada.
  The Order of the Silver Rose was established in 1997 by Mary Liz 
Marchand. Her father, Chief Hospital Corpsman Frank Davis, died from 
illnesses resulting from the use of Agent Orange in the Vietnam War. 
Mary Liz's friend brought a silver rose to Chief Davis while receiving 
treatment in Salt Lake City. Upon his death Mary Liz established the 
Order of the Silver Rose for the victims of Agent Orange.
  Linda and Luz Arellano have started the Order of the Silver Rose 
Nevada chapter in an effort to bring honor and recognition to the 
veterans of the Vietnam War. On April 26, 2006, Linda and Luz, on 
behalf of the Nevada Chapter of the Order of the Silver Rose, honored 
fifteen veterans from Nevada and recognized them for their service and 
sacrifice during the Vietnam War. I would like to share the names of 
those noble veterans, they are; Ronald G. Smith, Edward Fizer, William 
Siebentritt, David Gilmartin, Joseph C. Marrs, William T. Anton, Dennis 
Sitzler, Harold Williams Jr., Carlos Cepeda, Charles E. Johnson, Donald 
WeIchold, Robert F. McHale, George S. Nagy, Leon Walker, and Arturo 
Garingan.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor Linda and Luz Arellano as well as 
the veterans they recognized with the award of the Silver Rose. On 
behalf of Nevada, I thank these brave veterans for their service and 
sacrifice.

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