[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11494-11495]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        IN SUPPORT OF GUAM WORLD WAR II LOYALTY RECOGNITION ACT

  (Mr. SARBANES asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1595, the Guam 
World War II Loyalty Recognition Act.
  When the Japanese invaded Guam during World War II, six U.S. 
servicemen remained on the island. Rather than surrender, these six men 
fled into the jungle. The Japanese soon learned of their presence and 
demanded that they turn themselves in. They threatened execution of 
anyone found helping the American soldiers.
  Despite these threats, the American soldiers refused to surrender and 
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people of Guam continued to help them avoid capture. They faced long 
odds with the Japanese military conducting intense searches of the 
island, but one soldier, George Tweed, survived. Tweed was later 
awarded the Legion of Merit medal for his efforts. One of his 
protectors, Antonio Cruz Artero, was awarded the Medal of Freedom. 
Countless others who aided Tweed received nothing but the satisfaction 
of knowing they helped save the life of a man who symbolized hope for 
Americans to return and liberate Guam.
  Today's vote will recognize the patriotism of the people of Guam, who 
risked their lives to save a U.S. serviceman.
  I urge all my colleagues to vote in favor of H.R. 1595.

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