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to protest South African Apartheid, Bill Dyson

has been a principled and outspoken advocate

for the rights of all peoples. I was proud to join

with Bill Dyson, and many others, as we welcomed Nelson Mandela at the White House

during his historic visit to Washington.

While Bill remains committed to social justice throughout the world, his home district of

New Haven will always be his highest priority.

From his work in the State Legislature, where

he is a member of the Appropriations, Education, Legislative, and Human Services committees, to his numerous civic commitments,

such as the 1995 Special Olympics World

Games and the Connecticut Food Bank, Bill

Dyson continues to work tirelessly for the people of his community.

As the Amistad Committee honors Bill

Dyson, I would like to take this opportunity to

congratulate him, and to express my deep appreciation for all he has done. He has a special place in the hearts of all of us whom he

has touched and enriched through his leadership and extraordinary activism. Bill Dyson is

well-deserving of this honor, and I commend

him for his many years of service.

TRIBUTE TO COL. WALTER J.

MARM, JR., USA (RET.)

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HON. JAMES C. GREENWOOD OF PENNSYLVANIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, May 2, 1995

Mr. GREENWOOD. Mr. Speaker, today I

rise to pay tribute to an outstanding military

leader from the Eighth District of Pennsylvania

upon his retirement from the U.S. Army.

Colonel Joe Marm retired yesterday as the

Senior Army Advisor to the 79th Army Reserve Command Headquarters stationed at

Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, Willow

Grove, after more than 30 years of service

through leadership to our country.

Joe Marm first led men as a platoon leader

with the First Cavalry in Vietnam, he taught at

West Point, served as a legislative liaison

under the Secretary of the Army and just prior

to his most recent assignment, was the Chief

of Staff of the 157th Separate Infantry Brigade.

He has been awarded a chest full of medals, including the Bronze Star, Purple Heart,

Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal, and

Army Commendation Medal. But it was 30

years ago this fall that he earned the medal

worn above all others. As a young lieutenant

in the vicinity of the Ia Drang Valley of Vietnam, Joe placed his life before those of his

fellow soldiers and earned the Congressional

Medal of Honor.

While enroute to assist another unit surrounded by enemy troops on that November

day in 1965, Joe’s platoon was forced to take

cover. Seeing that his men were under intense

fire, Joe broke away from the group and

brought down four attackers. He then realized

that a concealed enemy machinegun was raining fire on his platoon. In order to locate this

weapon, he deliberately exposed himself to its

bullets and launched an anti-tank missile in its

direction. As the gun continued to fire, he

charged the position, hurling grenades and

then finally, although severely wounded, he

finished the assault armed with only his rifle.

Fellow platoon leader, Lt. Dennis Deal, recalled in Lt. General Harold G. Moore’s bestseller, We Were Soldiers Once . . . And

Young, that ‘‘Joe Marm saved my life that day

and the lives of many others.’’ The official certificate commended his ‘‘gallantry on the battlefield and his extraordinary intrepidity at the

risk of his life,’’ praising his actions as being

‘‘in the highest traditions of the U.S. Army and

reflecting great credit upon himself and the

Armed Forces of this country.’’

It was later confirmed that in silencing the

machinegun, Joe singlehandedly killed a North

Vietnamese officer and 11 soldiers. Joe Marm

was the only man to receive the Medal of

Honor, America’s highest decoration for valor,

in the Ia Drang Valley campaign.

Sadly for us, the Marms will be moving on

this summer, leaving Pennsylvania after 9

years of service to pursue other interests in

North Carolina. From his wife Deborah’s efforts to both the business and military communities as the past executive director of the

Horsham Chamber of Commerce, to Joe’s

service to the Horsham community and the

Army family in and around NAS Willow Grove,

their move is our loss.

But the Marm name will live on in the ranks

of our Army.

Joe Marm’s youngest son, Will, plans to

take the Army’s oath of allegiance this summer as a member of West Point’s entering

Class of 1999—continuing the devoted Marm

family service to the defense of our Nation.

SALUTE TO ABRAHAM H.

HOCHBERG ON THE OCCASION OF

fHIS 90TH BIRTHDAY

HON. CONSTANCE A. MORELLA OF MARYLAND

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, May 2, 1995

Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to

salute a very special constituent, Abraham H.

Hochberg, who will celebrate his 90th birthday

this weekend.

Mr. Hochberg was born on May 9, 1905, in

Biala-Podlaska, Poland, which is near the

Russian border. As they grew up, his children

heard many of his stories about his own childhood, about the terrible years of World War I,

and about his apprenticeship as a watchmaker.

By the time he was 18, he realized, like so

many others, that his future would not be in

the Old World but in the New, and he made

plans to come to the United States. But in

1923, because of restrictive immigration laws,

his first stop was not to be the shores of

America but Cuba, even though he spoke not

a word of Spanish. And it was to Havana that,

5 years later, Freida Faijgenbaum of BialaPodlaska sailed for a reunion with, and her

marriage to, Mr. Hochberg.

In 1933, the Hochberg’s were finally able to

leave for America and, despite not being able

to speak a word of English, settled here in the

Nation’s Capital and later in Chevy Chase,

MD. Over the years, Mr. Hochberg became a

successful businessman with several enterprises. Many longtime Washingtonians will remember Hochberg’s Jewelers at 7th and E

Streets NW., which served Washington families and visitors alike until the sixties.

But business has been only a part of Mr.

Hochberg’s life. His family and the community

in which he lives have been important in this

man’s long and well-lived life. As the father of

3, the grandfather of 11, and the great-grandfather of 12, he has known the great joys and

pleasures of family life. And he has known

great sorrow. Many of his relatives in Poland

perished in the Holocaust. Mrs. Hochberg

passed away last year.

Throughout his life, he has been devoted to

improving the lives of those around him

through his generosity and wise counsel. He

has always been a practitioner of what we

today call community service. He has been

particularly involved in the affairs of

Homecrest House and the Hebrew Home,

residences for the elderly in my district. He

has just celebrated his 50th anniversary as a

member of the Benjamin Franklin Masonic

Lodge.

Mr. Hochberg’s story, a story of a life well

lived, is the proverbial American success

story: a man who came to this country with

few possessions but many hopes and dreams,

who worked long and hard, and who happily

shared his talents and success with his family,

friends, and neighbors. Today, Mr. Hochberg’s

life is reflected in the lives of the thousands of

people from all over the world who still come

to the United States with their hopes and

dreams and little else. And I know that must

make him smile.

Mr. Speaker, I hope you will join me in congratulating Abraham H. Hochberg on the occasion of his 90th birthday celebration.

SCOTT MacHARDY AND MARK

LANE: 1995 SBA NATIONAL

fYOUNG ENTREPRENEURS OF THE

YEAR

HON. WILLIAM H. ZELIFF, JR. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, May 2, 1995

Mr. ZELIFF. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure

today to rise and recognize two of my constituents, Scott MacHardy of Rye Beach, and

Mark Lane, of Candia, N.H. They have been

named the 1995 SBA Young Entrepreneurs of

the Year—for New Hampshire, New England

and the entire country.

These two young men cofounded their company, Coed Sportswear, Inc., 5 years ago with

$15,000. Each was only 23 years old.

Today, Coed Sportswear employs 50 people. In 1994, the company sold 26 million dollars’ worth of merchandise worldwide, an incredible 250 percent over 1993.

Although Coed Sportswear represents a financial success story, its accomplishments

are beyond profits. The growth of this small

business illustrates that the entrepreneurial

spirit in America is alive and well.

Mr. MacHardy and Mr. Lane are role models

to the young people in our country. They are

hard-working, honest businessmen who have

created jobs in their communities. They started with a good, well-researched idea. Then

they added a positive work ethic and the determination to see it through.

As a small businessman myself, and chairman of the Small Business Survival Caucus, I

offer my sincere congratulations on a job well