[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10593]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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        HONORING THE LIFE OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL RICHARD J. SEITZ

  (Mr. HUELSKAMP asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HUELSKAMP. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to pay tribute to the life 
of Lieutenant General Richard J. Seitz of Junction City, Kansas, who 
died on June 8 at the age of 95.
  A native Kansan and Kansas State University graduate, Dick went 
through the sixth jump school class the Army ever had, becoming one of 
its first paratroopers. He was quickly promoted to be the Army's 
youngest battalion commander and led his battalion throughout its 
historic combat operations in Europe during World War II.
  Dick ended the war with a Silver Star, two Bronze Stars, and the 
Purple Heart. During his lifelong Army career, including nearly 37 
years of active duty, he also received the Distinguished Service Medal 
and Legion of Merit, among many other awards, promotions, and commands.
  Dick retired to Junction City in 1975 but remained active in his 
community and at Fort Riley. Among other activities, he was on the 
board of the Eisenhower Presidential Library, president of the Fort 
Riley-Central Kansas Chapter of the Association of the U.S. Army, and 
chaired Junction City's Economic Redevelopment Study Commission. Most 
recently, the General Richard J. Seitz Elementary School was named in 
his honor on the post at Fort Riley.
  In short, General Seitz epitomized what it means when we refer to him 
and his peers as America's Greatest Generation.

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