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in the Polish-American community in Chicago, 

serving as a U.S. Representative and an Alderman. He passed away on September 25, 

2002, but I rise to honor him today because 

some of his most important life’s work will be 

available to the public for the first time this 

week. Beginning today, September 10th, the 

materials related to revealing the Katyn Massacre, that he spent much of his career in 

Congress working to compile, will be declassified and put on display at the National Archives. I am certain that he would be overcome with emotion if he were able to see the 

fruits of his labor on this special day. 

During World War II, Poland was invaded by 

Nazi Germany on September 1, 1939, then by 

the Soviet Union on September 17th. The Soviet Army met little resistance as it advanced 

through Poland from the east, because Polish 

troops were ordered not to engage, incorrectly 

thinking that the Soviets were there to help. 

The Soviets subsequently took thousands of 

Polish prisoners of war. Soviet troops, by the 

order of Joseph Stalin and the Politburo, ordered approximately 22,000 executions of Polish military officers, police officers, and other 

government officials. These executions are 

now known as the Katyn Massacre. Nazi 

troops found the mass graves in 1943 and the 

Soviet Union denied any responsibility, and 

maintained that position until 1990. 

Leading to the Soviet Union’s acknowledgement of crime, Congress established the Select Committee on the Katyn Forest Massacre 

from 1951–1952, chaired by Congressman 

Ray J. Madden of Indiana. The committee 

hired Mr. Pucinski as the bilingual Chief Investigator for the committee because of his experience as an investigative reporter with the 

Chicago Sun-Times, and his fluency in both 

Polish and English. Mr. Pucinski worked endlessly to provide conclusive documentation 

that it was indeed the Soviets, and not the 

Nazis, who were responsible for this heinous 

crime. Traveling across Europe and the United 

States, he found witnesses, took depositions, 

and uncovered secret documents. He worked 

to uncover the truth about a great tragedy of 

World War II, and has helped ease the pain of 

those affected by Katyn Massacre. I am happy 

to say that many of the documents he helped 

uncover and compiled are finally available for 

public viewing. These documents will serve as 

a reminder for all visitors to the National Archives the horrors of World War II and the 

sacrifices of those who fought for freedom. 

Mr. Pucinski was born in Buffalo, New York, 

but grew up in Chicago. He graduated from 

Northwestern University, and while there 

began his work at the Chicago Sun-Times. 

During World War II, Mr. Pucinski served in 

the U.S. Army Air Forces where he became a 

Captain and led his bombardier in the first B– 

29 bomb raid on Tokyo. Following the war, Mr. 

Pucinski attended John Marshall Law School 

in Chicago and graduated in 1949. He then 

went on to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1959 to 1973 and as a Chicago Alderman from 1973 until 1991. 

Throughout Mr. Pucinski’s lifetime, he was a 

leader for both Chicago and the city’s expansive Polish-American community. 

Please join me in honoring Mr. Pucinski’s 

work to investigate and uncover the truth behind the Katyn Massacre. I commend his efforts not only as an investigator, but also as 

an elected official and I am happy his important work will be available to educate Americans for generations to come. 

RECOGNIZING THE 100TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION OF CAMP 

WALTON SCHOOLHOUSE 

HON. JEFF MILLER 

OF FLORIDA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, September 10, 2012 

Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker. I rise 

today to recognize the 100th Anniversary of 

Camp Walton School located in Fort Walton 

Beach, Florida. 

Construction on the Camp Walton School 

began in 1911 by a group of local citizens who 

sought to ensure that their children would 

have a permanent location to pursue their 

education. Located in historic downtown Fort 

Walton Beach, the school opened in 1912 with 

15 students and one teacher. The one-room 

schoolhouse held classes for eight grades. In 

1927, a second room was added to the 

schoolhouse for students in grades 9 through 

12. The Camp Walton School continued to 

serve as a bastion of education until 1936, 

when a hurricane damaged the school. 

After the hurricane of 1936, the local residents decided to build a new school for their 

community; however, the Camp Walton 

School building continued to be used by the 

local community. During World War II, the 

building served as an apartment house for 

several families. In 1974, the building’s owners 

donated the Camp Walton School to the Junior Service League to restore it to its original 

status and preserve it as a historic museum. 

The Junior Service League, in conjunction with 

the Okaloosa County School Board, completed the restoration of the Camp Walton 

School in 1976 when it was reopened to the 

public. 

The City of Fort Walton Beach assumed operation of the Camp Walton School in 1986, 

and since that time, it has come to serve thousands of local students and visitors from 

across the United States and around the 

world. The Camp Walton School is an important historical piece of the Northwest Florida 

community, and in 2010 it was placed on the 

National Register of Country Schools. 

Education is the foundation for future success, and it has served as one of the cornerstones of our nation. The citizens of the Fort 

Walton Beach community realized this important fact and came together to ensure that 

their children had a suitable location to pursue 

their studies. One hundred years later, the 

Camp Walton School still stands as a testament to what can be achieved when a community comes together to preserve its history. 

Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the United States 

Congress, it is an honor for me to recognize 

the 100th Birthday Celebration of Camp Walton Schoolhouse. With the dedication and 

commitment of the Fort Walton Beach Community, this historic site will continue to teach 

future generations about their shared history 

and inspire them to achieve great success. 

JOB PROTECTION AND RECESSION 

PREVENTION ACT OF 2012 

SPEECH OF

HON. RUSH D. HOLT OF NEW JERSEY

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 

Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in 

strong opposition to H.R. 8, which should be 

called the Protecting America’s Wealthiest 2 

Percent Act of 2012. 

Our main priority in the House of Representatives must be to support middle class families. It should not be to protect the wealthiest 

2 percent of Americans by extending the socalled Bush tax cuts for them. As a body, we 

should work together to make our nation’s tax 

system more equitable while continuing to 

support the middle class. 

I opposed the so-called Bush tax cut plans 

in 2001 and 2003. In the aftermath of these 

cuts, federal revenue fell, real GDP grew at a 

rate less than 2 percent and the cumulative 

deficit grew to $6 trillion. Today, I rise in support of the Democratic Substitute to H.R. 8 

which extends all income tax cuts for the 98 

percent of Americans and asks the richest 

households to contribute to deficit reduction by 

reverting back to the 1990s rates—a decade 

in which the workforce grew by 22 million jobs 

and saw the largest budget surplus in recent 

history. 

My colleagues across the aisle have shown 

that their priority is to protect only privileged 

Americans by giving away tax breaks to the 

wealthiest in this country and continuing to ignore the needs of middle class families. Republicans are holding tax cuts for 98 percent 

of Americans and 97 percent of small businesses hostage to deficit-busting tax breaks 

for the top 2 percent, while rewarding Big Oil, 

special interests, and corporations that 

outsource American jobs. 

H.R. 8 would raise taxes on 25 million 

American families by an average $1,000 by 

ending vital expansions of the Earned Income 

Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit and end 

the American Opportunity Tax Credit entirely. 

These 25 million families are earning the least 

and who rely on these credits to put more 

wages in their pockets, increase access to 

child care services, and make college more affordable. It would add to the deficit by extending tax breaks for the highest-earning households, giving millionaires a tax break savings 

of $160,000 annually. Republicans are holding 

the middle class hostage by demanding tax 

cut extensions for the richest 2 percent and by 

adding $50 billion to the deficit. What is even 

more egregious is that H.R. 8 would disproportionately affect those military families 

who sacrifice every day to protect our freedoms. The American middle class, including 

our military families, would see a tax increase 

on January 1, 2013 if we fail to come to an 

agreement on taxes for the top 2 percent. 

I want to protect hard working Americans, 

including our military families. I support making sure everyone, especially the wealthiest 

Americans and large corporations, pays their 

fair share. That is why I am an original cosponsor of the Democratic Substitute to H.R. 

8, which is identical to The Middle Class Tax 

Cut Act which passed the Senate last week. 

The Middle Class Tax Cut Act would preserve 

the current tax rates for 98 percent of Americans and only increase taxes on the richest 2 


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percent who earn the most and have seen the 

largest tax breaks over the last ten years. We 

can act now. If we pass The Middle Class Tax 

Cut Act today we can keep taxes low for the 

98 percent of Americans who rely on the tax 

breaks and credits extended in this bill. Then 

we can separately debate the issue of extending the so-called Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest among us. Instead, the majority will adjourn today until September having done nothing to protect the middle class or to make sure 

everyone pays their fair share. 

Under the Republicans’ plan, 30.5 percent 

of tax cuts going to my home state, New Jersey, would go to the richest 1 percent, and 

45.8 percent would go to the richest 5 percent. 

That is 76.3 percent of tax cuts going to the 

top 6 percent of state residents, leaving 23.7 

percent of cuts for the remaining 94 percent of 

New Jerseyans. 

I strongly support The Middle Class Tax Cut 

Act and the Democratic Substitute to H.R. 8. 

We can no longer afford to continue giving the 

biggest breaks to those who need them the 

least. It’s time to put money back into the 

pockets of hard working Americans. 

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HONORING OTIS A. BRUMBY, JR. 

HON. PHIL GINGREY OF GEORGIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, September 10, 2012 

Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, 

there is a time-old saying that one can either 

be respected or loved, but not both, and that 

leaders should always strive towards the 

former. As one of the most beloved and wellregarded leaders in our community, though, 

and as only Otis could, he managed to be 

both. 

My family moved to Marietta in 1975 and, 

like so many families, we got to know the 

Brumbys through Marietta City schools. Our 

children were in the same grades, played on 

the same sports teams, and went to one another’s birthday parties. One of our daughters, 

Phyllis, was particularly close to Betsy 

Brumby. They were, as we called it, ‘‘spendthe-night’’ friends. Just like he and Martha 

Lee, their children were respectful and wellliked by everyone. Their son, Otis III (‘‘Little 

O’’) became the starting quarterback for the 

Marietta Blue Devils. My wife and I know how 

proud Otis and Martha Lee were on those Friday nights at Northcutt Stadium. 

Otis was deeply involved in and steadfastly 

dedicated to Marietta schools. He was a 

staunch supporter of the Marietta School 

Board and, for a time, was a member himself. 

I began my political career on the Marietta 

School Board and have always admired his 

commitment to our local schools. In many 

ways—and for many reasons—he inspired 

me. 

As the editor of the Marietta Daily Journal, 

Otis was always fair and even-handed. When 

he identified a problem, he drew attention to it, 

regardless of party affiliation. When he shined 

a light on something, he always left the situation better than he found it. Otis always sought 

the truth, but in his quest for it, he still treated 

everyone well. Besides being fair to Republicans and Democrats alike, the diehard 

Dawgs fan even managed to be gracious to 

this Georgia Tech alum. 

Our community mourns his loss alongside 

his wife, children, and beautiful grandchildren. 

Otis will be deeply missed. But we will honor 

his memory today and every day. Because of 

one man’s rich life, we’ve all gained so much. 

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TRIBUTE TO CHIEF MASTER 

SERGEANT PATRICK J. WOOD 

HON. KEN CALVERT OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, September 10, 2012 

Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 

honor and pay tribute to an individual from the 

44th Congressional District of California who 

has dedicated his life to defending the people 

of this country and preserving the basic freedoms and liberties that we hold dear. I ask my 

colleagues to join me in thanking Chief Master 

Sergeant Patrick J. Wood for his 26 years of 

dedicated service in the United States Air 

Force. 

Chief Wood enlisted in the Air Force on 

June 26, 1986 after graduating from Divine 

Child High School in Dearborn, Michigan. After 

graduating from basic military training he was 

assigned to the 29th Mobile Aerial Port 

Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, 

Michigan as a Load Planner. In September of 

1990, then-Staff Sergeant Wood joined Air 

Force Reserve Recruiting and was again assigned to Selfridge. While there, he was recognized as ‘‘Rookie of the Year’’ for the Recruiting Service, an honor given to the recruiter who enlists the most airmen during 

their first recruiting year. 

This was the first of many recruiting awards 

Chief Wood would receive. His other accomplishments include numerous ‘‘Two Per Week’’ 

awards, ‘‘Top Fifty’’ recognition for 6 years, 

Top Senior Recruiter, and five consecutive 

‘‘Goal Excellence Awards’’ for his operating locations. Chief Wood was also a distinguished 

graduate from the Non-Commissioned Officer 

Academy and Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy. In Recruiting Year 2011, his 

squadron enlisted more than 2,600 citizen airmen to become the ‘‘Top Recruiting Squadron’’ for that year. 

As a result of his achievements, Chief Wood 

was eventually chosen to be the Superintendent of the largest squadron in Reserve 

Recruiting. During his 23 years in recruiting, 

Chief Wood was responsible for enlisting over 

8,000 new citizen airmen. Chief Wood’s innovative ideas and leadership positions allowed 

him to influence recruiter training practices to 

ensure that the Air Force Reserve Command 

met or exceeded goals for 12 consecutive 

years. 

Most recently, Chief Wood has served as 

the Superintendent, Western Recruiting 

Squadron, Air Force Reserve Recruiting Service, March Air Reserve Base, California—the 

most senior ranking noncommissioned officer 

in the western region. In this role, he has been 

responsible for the oversight of recruiter production as well as the welfare of over 100 personnel across 17 states, one U.S. territory, 

and in three countries. 

Chief Wood could not have been such a tremendous leader without the love and unfailing 

support of his wife Major Mia Wood (Retired), 

and his daughters Airman First Class Lauren 

Wood and Ashley Wood. Helping to build the 

foundation for success early in life were his father Alfred, a United States Marine Corps Veteran from the Korean War, and his mother 

Anna. 

Mr. Speaker, I join my colleagues in expressing our sincere appreciation to Chief 

Master Sergeant Patrick J. Wood for his outstanding service to both the United States Air 

Force and our great Nation. Chief Wood will 

retire from the United States Air Force service 

with more than just his experience, decorated 

career and remarkable accomplishments. He 

will also have served as a shining example 

and constant reminder of what it means to be 

an American patriot and leader. I am grateful 

for his service and salute him as he retires 

from the United States Air Force. 

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IN RECOGNITION OF THE LIFE OF 

JAMES ‘‘PAPPY’’ DUNN 

HON. MIKE ROGERS 

OF ALABAMA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, September 10, 2012 

Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I 

respectfully ask for the House’s attention 

today to honor Mr. James ‘‘Pappy’’ Dunn. 

James ‘‘Pappy’’ Dunn was born in Georgia, 

and was married to the former Barbara 

Lawson, of Talladega, Alabama. Together they 

had five children (Jimmy, Claudette, Bertis and 

Anrae) and one grandchild. 

In 1939, after earning a bachelor’s degree 

from Alabama State University and a master’s 

degree from Fisk University, Pappy began his 

career in education as a teacher and coach at 

Hobson City’s Calhoun County Training 

School. During this time he served in World 

War II and oversaw the school’s integration. In 

1973, he was elected as the Alabama Education Association’s second black president. 

Students remember him as someone who defined servant leadership. In 1986, Mr. Dunn 

retired as the school’s principal. 

After his retirement from education, Pappy 

was elected to the Calhoun County Commission. It was here that he was named ‘‘The Anniston Star’s’’ Citizen of the Year in 1997. In 

2005 he received the SCLC Calhoun County 

Chapter Humanitarian Award, and in 2008 he 

received the Association of County Commissions of Alabama Award for Outstanding Contribution to County Government. 

Mr. Dunn was involved in numerous other 

organizations. These include the National Association of Counties’ Health Steering Committee, the Anniston-Calhoun County Fort 

McClellan Joint Powers Authority, the East 

Alabama Regional Planning Commission, the 

Epsilon Delta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi 

Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the Community Action 

Agency, the Salvation Army, and the American 

Red Cross. 

Mr. Speaker, I honor Mr. Dunn today and 

thank him for his dedication to Alabama’s 

Third District. 


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