[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9142]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN JOHN J. DEARBORN

  (Mr. GUINTA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUINTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the life, service, 
and valor of Captain John J. Dearborn, a Granite Stater, family man, 
and American hero.
  Captain Dearborn, a lifelong resident of Deerfield, was New 
Hampshire's oldest living U.S. marine, having served in World War II as 
a Corsair fighter. During his service, Dearborn witnessed history in 
the making, having seen the final Japanese surrender aboard the USS 
Missouri on September 2, 1945, marking the end of World War II.
  Dearborn remained as an active member of the veterans community and 
just this April traveled from Manchester, New Hampshire, to Washington, 
D.C., to participate in an Honor Flight with other veterans from around 
the Nation. His service, legacy, and courage live on.
  We will never forget the service and sacrifice that Captain Dearborn 
made for our freedoms and our liberty. It is because of our Nation's 
heroes like Dearborn that our Nation remains the land of the free and 
the home of the brave. For that, we are forever grateful.

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