[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8697]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING LEON LEGGETT AND HERBERT ROGERS

  (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Leon 
Leggett and Herbert Rogers, two distinguished American veterans who 
served in the Korean war from 1950 to 1953.
  On June 25, the American Legion's Post 9 in the First Congressional 
District of Georgia will present both men with South Korea's Ambassador 
of Peace Medal.
  South Korea offers the Peace Medal to all U.S. servicemen and -women 
who served in the Korean war as an expression of gratitude for their 
service. During the Korean war, nearly 40,000 Americans sacrificed 
their lives and over 100,000 were wounded. This reward is certainly 
well deserved by Mr. Leggett and Mr. Rogers.
  Making the ceremony even more unique is that Mr. Rogers and Mr. 
Leggett will be only the third and fourth people from the American 
Legion Post 9 who have been awarded the Peace Medal. I am proud to 
recognize these two veterans from the First Congressional District of 
Georgia, and I thank them for their service to the United States.

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