[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 4655-4656]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING PHILLIP E. SLOOP FOR EARNING THE NATIONAL AMERICAN LEGION 
                              CERTIFICATE

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                          HON. RICHARD HUDSON

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 19, 2016

  Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Phillip E. Sloop for 
earning the National American Legion Certificate. This certificate was 
awarded to Mr. Sloop for his 70 years of continuous service in American 
Legion Post 115, located in Kannapolis, North Carolina. It is an honor 
to thank Mr. Sloop for his brave and selfless service to our nation.
  After graduating from high school in 1934, Mr. Sloop took a job at 
Cannon Mills, a local textile company, until he was drafted into the

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Army Air Corps in April of 1941. Just a few months into his service, 
the attack on Pearl Harbor occurred on December 7, 1941 and changed the 
course of Mr. Sloop's life. Once the United States entered World War 
II, Mr. Sloop was sent to Australia and joined the 436th Army Signal 
Construction Battalion as part of the 5th Air Force.
  While in Australia, he was responsible for installing communication 
lines in support of the Allied efforts in the Pacific theater. His 
service in the Pacific extended nearly five years before the eventual 
conclusion of the war. Upon his return home to North Carolina, he 
returned to his job at the textile mill and joined American Legion Post 
115, where he has remained an active member for 70 years.
  I am overjoyed that the American Legion recognized Mr. Sloop for his 
service during World War II and his participation in the American 
Legion. The men and women in uniform who have answered the call to 
defend our nation represent the best our country has to offer and they 
deserve our continued admiration. Opportunities like this serve as a 
reminder that we must never take the service and sacrifice of our 
veterans for granted, and that we as a nation must continually find 
ways to recognize these heroic patriots for their unparalleled 
dedication to protecting our freedom.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me today in congratulating Phillip E. Sloop 
for earning this distinguished honor, and thanking him for his service 
and dedication to our country.




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