[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5473]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                35TH ANNIVERSARY OF IRAN MISSION RESCUE

  (Mr. ROTHFUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROTHFUS. Mr. Speaker, since 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran 
has been responsible for the deaths of many, many Americans.
  This Saturday, April 25, 2015, we will observe the 35th anniversary 
on the day on which eight of those Americans gave their last full 
measure of devotion during a failure to rescue 52 fellow Americans 
being held hostage by radical extremists in Tehran.

       There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for 
     their friends.

  Since America never forgets, I come to the floor today to read their 
names and to remind us to keep their families in our prayers: Marine 
Sergeant John Harvey; Marine Corporal George Holmes, Jr.; Marine Staff 
Sergeant Dewey Johnson; Air Force Major Richard Bakke; Air Force Tech 
Sergeant Joel Mayo; Air Force Captain Lynn McIntosh; and Air Force 
Captain Charles McMillan.

                          ____________________