[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15390]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      KOREAN WAR SOLDIER REMAINS RETURNED HOME TO UPSTATE NEW YORK

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                             HON. TOM REED

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 16, 2012

  Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember a Korean War soldier 
whose remains were returned home to Seneca Falls in New York's Finger 
Lakes Region.
  Army Cpl. Elmer Kidd was 26 years old when he died in 1950 at the 
Battle of the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea.
  Cpl. Kidd's 80-year-old sister welcomed home her brother's remains at 
Hancock Airport in Syracuse, New York last week for a funeral and 
military burial at Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Romulus. We 
are thankful that his remains are home and we maintain hope that all of 
our soldiers who die in war are also returned home to their final 
resting place.
  We owe a world of gratitude to the men and women who have stepped 
forward and offered themselves for our nation. From Lexington and 
Concord to the present day, hundreds of thousands of men and women died 
in the defense of human rights both here and in foreign lands. We are 
here today in an open society because of brave individuals like Cpl. 
Kidd. He represents the best of the Finger Lakes and of the United 
States. He paid the highest price so that the idea of freedom for all 
people will continue to move forward.
  May we humbly honor and remember Elmer Kidd's sacrifice for our 
nation.

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