November 8, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 179 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1403]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING MAJ. CARL A. NUNZIATO

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                             HON. TIM RYAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, November 8, 2019

  Mr. RYAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Maj. Carl A. Nunziato, 
for his continued work to assure veterans in the Youngstown area have 
access to the treatment they deserve.
  Maj. Carl A. Nunziato proudly served his country during two tours in 
Vietnam. During his first volunteer tour he served as a senior 
lieutenant commander of door gunners over 300 men located in seven 
locations throughout Vietnam; Nunziato also secured air bases and camp 
perimeters during this first tour as an intelligence officer and 
commander. Nunziato went on to serve as an artillery battery commander 
with the 25th Division and then returned to Vietnam to assist infantry 
in Ku-Chi. In 1966, during his second tour, he fought in Operation 
Adelborough, but near the completion of this operation he was struck by 
a mortar which resulted in the amputation of both his legs and a 23-
month stay at the Walter Reed Hospital in recovery.
  Nevertheless, Maj. Nunziato did not allow this event to derail his 
life. Returning home a hero, he chose to pursue an education and 
graduated from Case Western Reserve University's School of Law in 1971. 
He went on to work in law and served nearly 30 years in the banking 
industry.
  As a result of his injuries, Maj. Nunziato became an advocate for 
veterans with disabilities. His efforts to assure that all veterans 
received adequate care in the Youngstown Area helped lead to the 
establishment of the Veterans Outpatient Clinic on Youngstown's North 
Side in the early 1990s. This clinic now serves about 45,000 veterans 
annually, and to this day Nunziato continues to work tirelessly. The 
Department of Veterans Affairs recently announced the construction of a 
new, larger, 35,000-square-foot clinic near the old clinic. In May 
2018, the Veterans Resource Center on Wick Avenue in Youngstown was 
renamed in his honor and he also helped to establish the Vietnam 
Veterans Memorial in Youngstown's Central Square which commemorates the 
104 Mahoning County soldiers who lost theirs lives during the war.
  I am proud that Maj. Nunziato is a constituent of my district. The 
work he has done has been invaluable to our community and he has 
contributed an immense amount to the people of Youngstown through his 
service in both military and in the community.
  I thank Maj. Nunziato for his service to our community and wish him 
the best of luck in his future efforts to assure the veterans and 
residents of Youngstown with disabilities receive the attention they 
deserve.

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