H3346 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 11, 2003 So I ask and urge my colleagues to be ation; Pat Donahue; Lieutenant Colo- To keep thine honor bright, as outraged as we are in Florida. This nel Bruce Dow, HQ, Stateside; Lieuten- For thee to fight. was murder of three citizens. This was ant Colonel Bill Duffy, Commander, When we depart from thee, murder, a trial of 3 days, an appeal of Task Force 513 Military Intelligence. Serving on land or sea, I want to pause here to say that May we still loyal be, 24 hours and a firing squad a day later. West Point, to thee. This is the Nation we want to do many of my classmates are active duty and have served now over 20 years. And when our work is done, business with? This is the Nation we Our course on earth is run, want to trade with? This is a person Many of them are serving continually May it be said, ‘‘Well done; my colleagues want to ship goods and as reservists or members of the Na- Be thou at peace.’’ medicine to? Prop up his regime? I tional Guard. We cannot tell the dif- E’er may that line of gray think not. ference when I read this list because of Increase from day to day, f the one Army philosophy that joins Ac- Live, serve and die, we pray, tive, Reserve and Guardsmen. West Point, for thee. HONORING WEST POINT Lieutenant Colonel Dale Egger, Com- I am tremendously proud of my class- CLASSMATES mander of 3rd Battalion, 289th Training mates who are serving in the area of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a Support Brigade, Stateside; Jim operation and throughout the world. previous order of the House, the gen- Embrey, in Kuwait; Colonel Mark They have done great credit to this tleman from Illinois (Mr. SHIMKUS) is Eshelman, 3rd Army, CENTCOM; Lieu- country, this Nation, the people of Iraq recognized for 5 minutes. tenant Colonel T.J. Farrell, Force Pro- and our alma mater West Point. Their Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I take tection Officer, 143rd TRANSCOM in names will be etched in history with this 5 minutes to talk about an histor- Kuwait; Colonel Tim Glaeser, Com- those who have served honorably and ical trend in this country that ties to- mander, 11th ADA Brigade, Kuwait; distinctively in service to their coun- gether those who have come before us Major Curt Grayer, Deputy Com- try. in the past and those who are serving mander, 310th Personnel Support May God bless them all and may God today, and I speak about the long gray Group; Lieutenant Colonel Vern Green, bless the United States of America. line and those individuals who have Commander, 1181st Transportation Ter- minal Battalion; Colonel Ben Hodges, served at West Point. f Many of us know that West Point Commander, 1st Battalion, 101st Air- celebrated its 200th anniversary last borne Division; Lieutenant Colonel NATIONAL FORMER PRISONER OF year, 200th anniversary of creating Frank Hudson, assignment undisclosed, WAR RECOGNITION DAY leaders of character to serve in our Na- 5th Special Forces Group, somewhere tion and that commitment by this in the area of operation; Lieutenant The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under country to have a professional military Colonel Doug Lobdell, commander, the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- institution that helps train leaders of 361st Training Support Brigade; Lieu- uary 7, 2003, the gentleman from Mary- character to lead our young men and tenant Colonel Jan Kozlowski, C7 engi- land (Mr. HOYER) is recognized for 60 women into battle but also under- neer, Kuwait; Lieutenant Colonel Mark minutes as the designee of the minor- stands how to deal with the current Kucera, Forward Engineer Support ity leader. civil military operations that are oc- Team; Colonel Mike Linnington, Com- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, our brave men curring is a great credit to this coun- mander, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Di- and women in uniform continue to risk their try and one that we need to remember. vision; Colonel Dave MacLean, J5–E, lives at this hour in Iraq, and let there be no Many of us know the great names of CENTCOM; Colonel Steve Mains, Chief, mistake: there cause is noble. Lee and Grant and Eisenhower and JFCOM J9, Lessons Learned Team, They are disarming and deposing a ruthless Patton, MacArthur, those who have CENTCOM; Dr. Major Kathy Mathews, tyrant who has brutalized the Iraqi people for gone there before, but I want to brag, if who is the wife of one of my class- more than 20 years, and who has threatened I may, about my classmates, graduates mates, Johnny Ham, who is a brigade the security of the Middle East region and the of the class of 1980 who are serving so surgeon in the 108th Brigade; Lieuten- world. admirably currently now in Iraq. They ant Colonel Tom Miller, Civil Affairs As the result of the courage, sacrifice, patri- probably would not like me to be doing Officer, en route to CENTCOM; Lieu- otism and professionalism of our American this, but I take this opportunity as a tenant Colonel Paul Oettinger, Com- Armed Forces—as well as our Coalition al- Member of Congress to speak in pride mander of the 195th Contract Support lies—the Iraqi people have broken free of about my classmates. Detachment, Kuwait; Colonel John Hussein’s stranglehold. I brought down my graduation year- Peabody, Commander, 3rd Infantry Di- Who could not be moved by the scenes book, and although many of my col- vision; Colonel Dave Perkins, Com- broadcast from Baghdad, where thousands of leagues cannot see it, I turn to a page mander, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Divi- newly liberated Iraqi citizens celebrated Hus- and a familiar picture for those of us sion, Baghdad, Iraq; Colonel Tony sein’s defeat? who have been following the briefings. Puckett, J5, Kuwait; Lieutenant Colo- However, danger still lurks around every We have a young Vince Brooks, first nel Willie Ramos, Commander, 345th corner. Thus, we pray for a successful conclu- captain of the class of 1980. Yes, it is Rear Area Operations Center; CW3 sion to this war and our troops’ safe return. the same Vince Brooks who is giving Kathy Silvia, en route to CENTCOM; We also pray for the loved ones and fami- the briefings over in Qatar on a daily Colonel (promotable) Joe Votel, Com- lies of the American servicemen and service- basis talking about our command. mander of the 75th Ranger Regiment, women who will not be returning safely to our The line of my classmates is long and location undisclosed; Kurt Westerman, shores; those who have given their lives for very grand in their services, and I want en route to CENTCOM. their Nation and the cause of freedom. to recognize them all here. I am very proud of our classmates And we say a special prayer for the seven Lieutenant Colonel (promotable) and those who are helping to support Americans who are listed as prisoners of war John Agoglia, J5 Plans CENTCOM; them here at home. and eight who are listed as missing. Colonel (promotable) Chuck Anderson, The West Point Alma Mater reads As we come to this House floor to com- Chief of Staff, 32nd Army Air and Mis- like this. Actually it is a song, and it is memorate national former POW Recognition sile Defense Command. I mentioned appropriate. Day, which was observed this past Wednes- Brigadier General Vince Brooks, Dep- Hail, Alma Mater dear, day, April 9, let us join together and offer this uty for Operations and Coalition To us be ever near, solemn pledge: the United States of America spokesman. Colonel Dave Brown, G3 Help us thy motto bear Through all the years, shall never—never—rest until every single section, V Corp, Iraq; Lieutenant Colo- Let Duty be well performed, American who is believed to be in enemy nel Curt Cheeseman, J5 Plans, Honor be e’er untarned, hands is freed, and every single American CENTCOM; Colonel Perry Clawson, Country be ever armed, who is missing is fully accounted for. Commander of the 1186th Transpor- West Point, by thee. Freedom’s defenders must never be forgot- tation Terminal Brigade; John Davis, Guide us, thy sons, aright, ten, and thus our mission in Iraq is far from who is in the CENTCOM area of oper- Teach us by day, by night, accomplished. VerDate Jan 31 2003 03:19 Apr 12, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K11AP7.069 H11PT1 April 11, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3347 Our former prisoners of war are national he- story mirrors what many of our WWII POWs in always be reserved for last—the use of mili- roes who deserve our gratitude and respect. the Pacific went through. tary force. Their service placed them in dangerous cir- Mr. Tenney became a prisoner of war on Our troops have heroically responded to this cumstances, causing their capture and impris- April 9, 1942, with the fall of Bataan in the call to arms with unyielding courage, dev- onment, often in atrocious conditions. Philippines. A survivor of the Bataan death astating efficiency, and unparalleled concern We also owe a debt of gratitude to their march, he was sent in a ‘‘hell ship’’ to Japan, for the safety and well being of countless families for weathering agonizing uncertainty where he became part of the slave labor force thousands of Iraqi civilians. I continue to pray while demonstrating support for their loved in a Mitsui company coal mine. for a swift end to this conflict, and to hope that ones’ service to our country.