[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9277]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING THE MEMORY OF
                              ROD BLUECHEL

  (Mr. NEWHOUSE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. NEWHOUSE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the memory of a veteran 
who always looked for ways to serve his brothers in arms.
  This Saturday, June 18, Rod Bluechel will be inducted into the 
Vietnam Memorial's In Memory program, which honors many veterans whose 
eventual passings were related to their service.
  Rod served honorably in the United States Army from 1960 to 1963, 
during which time he deployed to Vietnam. On April 2, 2014, Mr. 
Bluechel died of causes related to his exposure to Agent Orange during 
his service. He was known in the Kennewick, Washington, area for his 
work with the Columbia Basin Veterans Coalition, especially for his 
efforts on behalf of homeless veterans.
  Mr. Bluechel took to heart the moral mandate our Nation holds: ``to 
care for him who shall have borne the battle.'' It is my hope that we 
can best remember his service by following his example.

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