[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6463]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING JOSEPH FANDINO

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in memory of Mr. Joseph Gregory 
Fandino, a resident of south Florida and a hero who lost his life while 
serving our Nation in Vietnam in 1972.
  Last Friday, on Foreign Affairs Day, Joseph was honored by the 
Department of State and the American Foreign Service Association, who 
commemorated their colleagues who died in the line of duty overseas.
  Joseph was one of the first Hispanic-born service officers who, 
despite being told by classmates that he had the wrong kind of ethnic 
background, served the United States valiantly for many years.
  Joseph also served in the Air Force during the Korean war and as a 
Foreign Service officer in Vietnam, the Dominican Republic, Spain and 
Canada where he worked with large numbers of refugees fleeing Cuba.
  Joseph put himself in harm's way, choosing to sacrifice his safety in 
order to assist others and advance freedom and peace around the world.
  His commitment to our American ideals, his courage and his good humor 
during difficult times will be forever remembered.
  Mr. Speaker, I'm proud to salute our heroes.

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