[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 16461-16462]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        IN HONOR OF GEORGE STOUT

  (Mrs. WALORSKI asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. WALORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Art 
Conservationist Specialist George Stout in honor of his granddaughter 
and Mishawaka resident, Lauren Parker.
  George Stout was one of the leaders of the Monuments Men, a group 
established in 1944 of men and women who served in the Monuments, Fine 
Arts, and Archives section under the Allied Armies during World War II.
  We cannot thank him and the Monuments Men enough for their heroic 
role in the preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, 
works of art, and artifacts of cultural importance during and following 
World War II.
  Today, in accordance with H.R. 3658, the Monuments Men Recognition 
Act of 2014, a Congressional Gold Medal was given in commemoration of 
the Monuments Men.
  Stout is an honorary Hoosier, in my eyes, and I am grateful for the 
opportunity to meet his family as we honor him and the other Monuments 
Men with the Congressional Gold Medal Award.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring George Stout and the other 
Monuments Men for their invaluable efforts during World War II.

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