[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1169]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING JOSEPH N. COOK, SR.

  (Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a great 
American hero, somebody born in Channahon, Illinois, in my district, 
and passed away very recently.
  His name is Joe Cook, Sr. Joe was a community leader, a great father, 
a great family member, but I would like to point out today a great 
veteran of the United States. He was a proud American, a decorated 
Korean war veteran, a member of the U.S. Army's 1st Cavalry Division. 
He was listed as missing in action for over 121 days behind enemy 
lines. By the grace of God, he was one of the very few to return home 
from Task Force Crombez, a recipient of the Silver Star, five Bronze 
Stars, and two Purple Hearts.
  These are the kinds of Americans that we need to honor and cherish 
today. And I tip my hat off to Mr. Cook, and I say thank you, sir, for 
your service to your country.

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