[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5120]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING THE MILITARY SERVICE OF PAUL LEMMON

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                            HON. BRIAN BABIN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 29, 2017

  Mr. BABIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. Paul Lemmon, as 
well as the entire Lemmon family, for their incredible service and 
sacrifice to the United States of America.
  It is always an honor for me to recognize those American heroes who 
sacrificed so much defending and preserving our freedom in World War 
II. This truly was the greatest generation.
  The Lemmon family devoted their lives to serving this nation, and it 
is with great admiration that I thank United States Navy veteran Edgar 
Paul Lemmon for his heroic actions during World War II in the Pacific 
theater.
  Mr. Lemmon courageously answered the call to serve and defend his 
country at the age of 17. He was awarded the Purple Heart for injuries 
he suffered while his ship was sweeping the beachhead for mines to 
clear the way for the Marines on Iwo Jima. Mr. Lemmon and his five 
other brothers all served in the Armed Services. Two of his brothers 
were killed in action.
  We thank Mr. Lemmon--as well as his entire family--for their bravery 
and sacrifice to our great nation.

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