House Proceeding 07-30-08 on Jul 30th, 2008 :: 1:36:31 to 1:40:48
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1:35:23 to 1:36:31( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Hank Johnson

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Hank Johnson: the construction of theseth l.s.t.'s and over 1,000 l.s. t.'s were builtui during worinld war ii. these landing crafts saw s action in every theater of world warar ii. l.s.t.'s played an

1:36:31 to 1:36:44( Edit History Discussion )

Jim Matheson: essential role during d-day campaignpa of june, 1944. not only were they the first line of troop transports on sto the beaches, but they completed an evacuat ion of 41,035 wounded

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Speech By: Jim Matheson

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Jim Matheson: men back across the english channel. l.s.t.'s landed on the beaches of places like sicily, thehe philippines, iwo jima, okinawa, and countless othesers. they surthvived kamikaze attack, ocean

1:36:57 to 1:37:12( Edit History Discussion )

Jim Matheson: mines, and enemy submarine s attacks. these r emarkable vessels and their sailor s earned the second most battle stars after destroyers. during the korean war,ar l.s.t.'s landed in enchon

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Jim Matheson: andn in the vietnam war theyet participated in the 1974 refugeeug evacuations. also l.s.t.'s provided humanitarian assistance during operation desert shield, desert storm,, and operation restore

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Jim Matheson: hope i n somalia. to honor such valued service, l.s.t. veterans, members of the l.s.t. association gained approval through legislation too sail the refurbished l.s.t. 325 back from greece to theth

1:37:48 to 1:38:06( Edit History Discussion )

Jim Matheson: united states to transform the shiprm into a museum. th ey completed their sail on january 10, 2001, in mobile, alabama. now the ship is s based in evansville, illinois, as the u.s.s.

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Jim Matheson: l.s.t. ship memorial. the navy decommissioned the last active l.s.t., l the u.s.s. frederick, at naval station pearl harbor on october 5, 2002.00 . madam speaker, i urge my colleagues to

1:38:23 to 1:38:34( Edit History Discussion )

Jim Matheson: support this most su worthy resolution. it is impossible to express how essential these l.s.t.'s were during world war ii and continuing until the early 21st century.ce these remarkable sailors of these

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Jim Matheson: ships should be recognized for their dedication, bravery and loyalty to t heir navy and d their nation. we shouldho applaud them today andud every day. i want to thank my colleague ol from massachusetts,

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Jim Matheson: mr. r. mcgovern, for introducing thisin legislation and, madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: tkehe gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. the chair

1:38:58 to 1:39:12( Edit History Discussion )

Jim Matheson: recognizes the gentleman from indiana. mr. ellsworth: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i might consume. first i'd like to thank the gentlelady from virginia for her leadership on this special

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Jim Matheson: pe legislation. i'd also like to thank the he gentleman from massachusetts for m introducing this house resolu tion honoring the landing g ship t ank, l.s.t., not only for this resolution and his dedicati

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Jim Matheson: on to our veterans, but also that his dedicated service ic in bringing l.s.t.in 325 back to the united states fe rom greece which ended up lanwhding in home -- my hometown. the l.s.t. has a rich and

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Jim Matheson: sharedan history with my hometown in evansville, indi ana. during world war i, a 45-acre shipyard produced the l.s.t.'s. t. the peak years of production saw a workforce of over 19,000 workers

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Jim Matheson: and they completed twomp l.s.t.'s per week. t he evansville shipyard was the largest inla nd producer of of l.s.t.'s in the united states and when a ll was said and done an 167 l.s.t.'s and 35

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Jim Matheson: other vess els were built and then sentlt down the ohio river and out to ve sea. madam speaker, i would like to briefly recount the heroic and inspiring story of the l.s.t. . 325. the util

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Jim Matheson: ity and reliability of ab l.s.t.'s and the strong bond develope d by their crews has sponsored a vibrant and active veterans a ssociation. th ese brave men, proud of their service and the

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Jim Matheson: crarvft they served on, secured legislation for the refurbishment thof l.s.t. 325 and for the ship's ret ransfer to the united states es from greece, wherefr it had been since the early 1960's.

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Ralph M. Hall: having set sail from greece on november 14, 2002, the l.s.t. -- 2000, the l.s.t. 325 arrived in mobile, alabama, to a great american fanfare, ami might add. in 2003, during a 10-day stop in evansville,

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Speech By: Ralph M. Hall