[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 13507]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        AMERICAN LEGION POST 147

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, in the decades since World War II, our 
Nation has changed in numerous ways. One constant in American history 
is our unquestionable willingness to stand in defense of our own 
freedom and the freedom of those around the world. The veterans of our 
Nation's Armed Forces have made many grave sacrifices to preserve the 
values of the United States for which our forefathers fought so 
earnestly and paid so dearly.
  I rise today to recognize and thank the World War II veterans and 
members of the American Legion Thomas O. Cyr Post 147 in Madawaska, ME: 
SSG Joseph Cyr, Army SSG Armand Martin, Navy PO1 Nivard Hebert, Marine 
LCpl Elmer Hunting, Army and Air Force PFC Adrian Cyr, Army PFC Louis 
Dufour, Army CPL Roland Michaud, Army Private Clarence Cyr and Army 
Private Alphe Pelletier. During World War II, these men fought 
courageously against tyranny and oppression in distant lands. These 
veterans fought with selflessness, honor, and dedication through 
harrowing conditions and then returned home, often without their 
comrades. For this, our Nation owes them an unfathomable debt. But 
through involvement in their communities and the American Legion, these 
men have continued to give even more of themselves to our Nation. Their 
work has led to memorials, remembrance services, and the sponsorship of 
countless community events that remind us of the fabric of this great 
Nation and the great State of Maine. May God bless them and our great 
Nation.

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