[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 11790-11791]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO HENRY AND HOMER MONTGOMERY

 Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I wish today, June 6, 2008, the 
64th anniversary of the Allied Powers' invasion of Normandy, to pay 
tribute to Henry and Homer Montgomery, two brothers who answered their 
Nation's call to duty. These brothers, like so many of their peers, 
gave up the comforts of home to go to an unfamiliar land to fight in 
defense of our Nation.

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  Henry Montgomery, now 92, hit the beach at Normandy on June 7, 1944. 
He served in the European theater as an artilleryman and motorcycle 
courier, walking much of the way between Normandy and Berlin. This 
journey of nearly 1,000 miles was so arduous that when he arrived in 
Berlin, he was medically discharged and returned to our shores on a 
hospital ship.
  Homer Montgomery, now 82, served in the Pacific theater toward the 
end of World War II halfway around the world from his brother. He was a 
Military Police officer who served through the end of the war.
  The contributions made by these two brothers are an excellent example 
of the sacrifices made by our greatest generation. They were able to 
see our nation and our allies emerge from the war victorious and return 
home unlike so many of their brothers in arms. Their commitment to this 
struggle and that of their comrades was critical to securing our 
liberties, and our nation is forever indebted to them.
  And so, Mr. President I am honored to pay tribute to these two great 
American patriots. May they greatly enjoy the freedom they have secured 
for all of us.

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