June 3, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 92 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Page H4207]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RECOGNIZING PINE GROVE JROTC

  (Mr. MEUSER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. MEUSER. Madam Speaker, it is with great respect that I rise today 
to recognize the JROTC cadets from Pine Grove High School in Schuylkill 
County, Pennsylvania, and their commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel 
Michael Stefanchik.
  These cadets are traveling overseas to Normandy, France, to help mark 
the 75th anniversary of D-day and to honor the beginning of the march 
to victory in World War II.
  In addition to participating in the D-day memorial parade in 
Normandy, they are taking part in the ceremonies in Brittany and the 
American cemetery at Omaha Beach. These hallowed grounds are the 
resting place for thousands of American heroes who gave the ultimate 
sacrifice in defense of freedom and liberty and to save the world from 
tyranny.
  2,014 Pennsylvanians stormed the beaches of Normandy. It is a great 
privilege to have these cadets from the Ninth District present to honor 
and remember the bravery of countless ordinary Americans who faced 
extraordinary times.
  I ask that my colleagues join me in recognizing these cadets' 
achievement and remembering the great and lasting sacrifices made at 
Normandy 75 years ago.

                          ____________________