[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 11642-11643]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        IN RECOGNITION OF ALEXANDER POZIN, WORLD WAR II VETERAN

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                        HON. JOHN H. RUTHERFORD

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 25, 2017

  Mr. RUTHERFORD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask the United States 
House of Representatives to join me in recognizing Mr. Alexander Pozin, 
a World War II veteran, who recently celebrated his 100th birthday.
  Alexander Pozin was born on May 1st, 1917, in Odessa, Ukraine. That 
same year in Russia, the Communist Revolution took place, leaving the 
Pozin family in a state of poverty.

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After working many different jobs to provide for his family, Pozin 
graduated from law school in 1939, and went on to become a successful 
lawyer. However, in June of 1944, Pozin was called to serve in the 
Russian Army as a fighter and bomber pilot in the 210th Division of the 
Soviet Air Force. By the end of the war, Pozin had reached the rank of 
Lieutenant Colonel, and had earned 18 medals from the Soviet 
government.
  Following his career in the military, Mr. Pozin moved to the United 
States. He became a professor at Stenson University, where he 
specialized in Slavic languages.
  Today, Mr. Pozin is a resident of St. Augustine, Florida. Here, his 
philanthropic endeavors have had a valuable and visible impact on the 
St. Augustine community. He has volunteered with Learn to Read St. 
Johns County, and the Council on Aging's Senior Center in St. 
Augustine. It is within these organizations that Mr. Pozin has 
connected with other individuals who weathered the storm of World War 
II, and shared his heroic and inspiring story.
  Mr. Speaker, I applaud Mr. Alexander Pozin for his service in World 
War II, and for his commitment to philanthropy and his community.

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