[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8021]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          2015 MAJOR NORMAN HATCH AWARD WINNER, BOB ZIMMERMAN

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, June 1, 2015

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge the 2015 Major 
Norman Hatch Award being awarded to filmmaker Bob Zimmerman of Tuscola, 
Illinois.
  On April 25, 2015, the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation presented 
this award to Zimmerman during a special ceremony at the National 
Museum of the Marine Corps. These annual awards go to Marines and 
civilians from across the nation to recognize their work in preserving 
Marine Corps history. Zimmerman received the Feature Documentary award 
for his work, Rise of the Valiant.
  Zimmerman's documentary is the story of veterans from the 6th Marine 
Division, starting with their enlistment through their return home 
during World War II. The documentary combines interviews, war footage, 
and photographs to mainly focus on the 82-day Battle of Okinawa that 
claimed 250,000 lives.
  Footage and photographs from the National Archives, the Marine Corps 
History Division, the National Museum of the Pacific War, and personal 
collections, combined with historical commentary from Bill Sloan bestir 
this extraordinary work. I would like to extend my congratulations to 
Bob Zimmerman on his distinguished accomplishment.

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