CONGRESSIONAL RECORD— Extensions of Remarks E2432 HON
E2432 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks November 18, 2005 1912, it was unfairly divided so that only half the Pacific and participated in the Battle of IN RECOGNITION OF NEW YORK of the seven million Albanians who live in Leyte Gulf in the Philippines. In one engage- CITY COUNCIL SPEAKER GIF- the Balkans today live in the State of Alba- FORD MILLER nia, with the other half living on her borders ment, the Battle of Surigao Strait, the USS in five other jurisdictions. The State of Melvin fired a torpedo that hit the Japanese Yugoslavia was created after World War I on battleship Fuso, splitting it in half and eventu- HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY the backs of the Albanian people and on ally sinking it. According to historical reports, OF NEW YORK their land. Then Communism again sub- the USS Melvin was the only destroyer to sink IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES merged the Albanian people—this time a battleship in World War II. For his heroism throwing them into a political and economic Friday, November 18, 2005 ‘‘black hole,’’ stretching from Belgrade to and leadership aboard the USS Melvin, Admi- Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay Tirana, for almost fifty years after World ral Atkins was awarded the Navy Cross. In tribute to Gifford Miller, Speaker of the New War II. It is a wonder that the Albanian peo- 1959, Admiral Atkins retired after 27 years of York City Council. Speaker Miller led the ple kept their language, their history, and faithful service to the U.S.
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