[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17573]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  COMMEMORATING VINCENT EVERETT FIELDS

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                           HON. LEONARD LANCE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 19, 2013

  Mr. LANCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Vincent 
Everett Fields of Long Valley, New Jersey who honorably served his 
country during the Second World War. Mr. Fields was a Private First 
Class, United States Marine Corps, and was killed in action during the 
battle of Iwo Jima on March 6, 1945.
  Mr. Fields was 23 years old at the time of his death and left behind 
a young wife and a baby daughter. He was a member of the 5th Marine 
Amphibious Corps, which assaulted the Island with sea and air support. 
In the battle of Iwo Jima our Nation lost 6,800 American service 
members.
  At the time of this tremendous loss, General James L. Jones, 32nd 
Commandant of the Marine Corps, stated,: ``The valor and sacrifice of 
the Marines and Sailors who fought on Iwo Jima is, today and forever, 
the standard by which we judge what we are and what we might become.''

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