May 23, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 87 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING LIEUTENANT COLONEL ROBERT EUGENE CHISOLM

  (Ms. ESCOBAR asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. ESCOBAR. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of an El Paso 
hero, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Eugene Chisolm, who was inducted 
yesterday into the 82nd Airborne Division's All American Hall of Fame.
  Colonel Chisolm, known affectionately as Colonel Bob back home, is a 
true role model of service to our Nation.
  A combat veteran of three wars, Colonel Chisolm has a storied past. 
He made a combat parachute jump into Normandy on D-day and another into 
Holland, where he would assume command of more than 80 men after higher 
ranked officers fell, earning him the only Legion of Merit awarded to a 
noncommissioned officer in World War II.
  He sustained grave injuries during the Battle of the Bulge and went 
on to command a company in the 31st Infantry during the Korean 
conflict. He later led soldiers in the Joint U.S. Military Advisory 
Group in Thailand and as Chief of the War Games Branch at Fort 
Leavenworth.
  The All American Hall of Fame at Fort Bragg preserves the legacy of 
service and the iconic contributions of the 82nd Airborne Division. It 
is fitting that this courageous, lifelong soldier be honored.
  To Colonel Chisolm, whom I am so honored to know, we thank him for 
his incredible, courageous leadership and service, and I offer him my 
heartfelt congratulations.

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