[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7486]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              MEMORIAL DAY

  (Mr. COLLINS of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. COLLINS of New York. Madam Speaker, I come to the House floor 
today to honor all of those who died in fighting for our country. This 
coming Monday, this Nation will observe Memorial Day, a day set aside 
to pay tribute to the brave men and women who made the ultimate 
sacrifice for their country in defense of our freedom.
  As Members of Congress, so much of what we do on behalf of our 
constituents touches the military in some way. Recently, my office 
secured a new Silver Star Medal for the late John Chase, a World War II 
veteran from Batavia, New York.
  Drafted into the Army, Mr. Chase fought bravely in the Battle of the 
Rhineland in 1945, a critical victory for the Allied Forces. Last 
month, as he grew increasingly ill, Mr. Chase's family reached out to 
my office for help in securing a new medal. In the process, we 
discovered Mr. Chase also qualified for the Bronze Star, which he had 
never received. We were able to present the medals to Mr. Chase's 
family on the day he passed, allowing them to be properly displayed at 
his funeral.
  I want to thank Mr. Chase posthumously for his distinguished service 
and pay my respects to all Americans killed in wars both present and 
past.

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