[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 310]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                KENNETH GUETZKE--FRENCH LEGION OF HONOR

  (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAULSEN. I rise today to honor Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth 
Guetzke, a World War II veteran from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, one of my 
constituents who landed at Omaha Beach on D-day and who went on to 
fight at the Battle of the Bulge. He later was awarded and received 
both the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star for his service.
  During the battle to liberate occupied France, Lieutenant Colonel 
Guetzke's mission was to protect some of Paris' most famous landmarks--
the Eiffel Tower, the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, and the Arc de 
Triomphe--from being destroyed by retreating Nazi forces. Earlier this 
month, the people of France formally thanked Lieutenant Colonel 
Guetzke, and awarded him the Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor.
  I want to thank Lieutenant Colonel Guetzke for his exemplary service, 
and I also want to congratulate him on receiving France's highest 
honor.

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