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job of raising her sons who have both served

with distinction in the U.S. Air Force.

With her remaining spare time, Ms. Fields

has served as a mentor for the literacy program in the Philadelphia School System and

as an active member of the Tasker Street

Baptist Church.

I hope my colleagues will join me today in

recognizing Ms. Fields for her fine contributions to her country and community and I wish

her the best of luck as she enters the next

chapter of her life.

AMERICA SCHOLARSHIP WINNER

JENNIFER BREYER VOICE OF

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HON. PETER A. DeFAZIO OF OREGON

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, May 9, 1995

Mr. DEFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, a young constituent from Oregon’s Fourth District has expressed through her writing a deep and patriotic understanding of our Nation. The Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Ladies Auxiliary

presented Ms. Jennifer Breyer with the state

award of the Voice of America Scholarship

program. I ask that her Vision of America be

included in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.

MY VISION FOR AMERICA

(By Jennifer Breyer)

‘‘I want to be thoroughly used up when I

die, for the harder I work, the more I live.

Life is no brief candle for me, it is a sort of

splendid torch that I have got hold of for a

moment, and I want to make it burn as

brightly as possible before handing it on to

future generations.’’—George Bernard Shaw

This is my vision for America. Wouldn’t it

be wonderful if each citizen of the United

States of America could take their candle

and make it burn as brightly as possible for

as long as they live? Wouldn’t it be exciting

if every citizen in this country could have

this opportunity to make their dreams come

true?

In America we are known to live in a Land

of Prosperity, a Land of Hope, and a Land of

Freedom, but are we truly free if we have not

had the opportunity to accomplish our

dreams but instead have been confined to

small, everyday tasks? We are free only if we

are able to accomplish our dreams and make

our vision for America become reality.

My vision for America is to make this

country be as strong as it possibly can be

and make it clear to the world that we are

truly the luckiest people on this earth. But

in order to do that, each citizen in this great

nation has a responsibility, not only to

themselves but also to their country. You

see, all of us are given a candle, but it is up

to us, as individuals to take our candle and

make it burn as brightly as we can.

They say you can always tell where the

lamplighter has been by the path he has lit.

But what if each and every one of us didn’t

have to follow the lamplighter’s course but

instead took our candles and made our own

paths. We could make this nation shine like

a great star in the sky.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if each American

citizen could take their candle and pass it on

to a newborn child, and explain that he has

one chance, and only one chance in his lifetime to make his stand in this nation.

Can the people of this nation join together

for one final stand? Can they unite and join

candles so that every individual may feel as

if they were part of another? Can we put

aside the race or religion of people and say,

‘‘You are my fellow citizen, you can stand

next to me, and you can fight with me for

our country, the beautiful United States of

America.’’

Ladies and gentlemen, my vision is one of

a far off dream, one that may never come

true, but that has made my life worth living

for. My vision may not come true in reality

but in my mind and in my dreams it has always been. For if I accomplish one thing in

my life, it will be to pass my candle on to a

newborn child, and let the legacy for the

next generation live on. If the world is a better place for just one person, then my life

and yours has been a success.

I wish you all the best of luck in your

quest for your Vision of America. I have

found my vision, and I hope you will find

yours as well. Thank you.

HONORING VETERANS OF WORLD

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HON. WILLIAM J. MARTINI OF NEW JERSEY

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, May 9, 1995

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

recognition of the sacrifices and accomplishments of the men and women throughout the

world who so bravely served in World War II

with the faith that there would one day be victory in Europe against hate and aggression. It

was their bravery and character that delivered

the nations of this globe from the tyranny of

evil men. To merely thank these men and

women does not suffice. We must learn from

them. We must learn from their experiences.

Those of us who are not old enough to remember must hold on to the stories and to the

history. While we must never forget the horror,

we must more importantly remember the valor

and unity of our Nation, the likes of which has

not since been revisited.

We honor the veterans not only because

they protected our freedom and defended our

honor, but also because they taught us about

patriotism, for it is our patriotism that wins

over hateful aggression. Let us never forget

that the day of victory in Europe, 50 years

ago, was a time when people looked after one

another—a time of unity. Remembrance and

togetherness are the greatest thanks we can

give.

ADMINISTRATION RENEGES ON

COMMITMENT TO PREVENT

fCUBAN INFLUX

HON. BOB STUMP OF ARIZONA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, May 9, 1995

Mr. STUMP. Mr. Speaker, the Attorney General again intends to use her parole powers to

sidestep immigration law. In a rather abrupt

and unwise change of policy, the Clinton Administration announced that thousands of

Cuban refugees held at Guantanamo Bay will

be brought to the United States.

The Attorney General defends this latest action as ‘‘another important step toward regularizing migration procedures with Cuba.’’ I am

convinced that it will have the opposite effect.

In fact, this is just another in a long line of imprudent immigration decisions made by the

Administration. Undoubtedly, it will have a

devastating economic impact and send a clear

message that the United States has no interest in controlling its borders.

Mr. Speaker, we simply cannot continue to

allow the Attorney General to use her parole

authority to exploit immigration laws and expand the definition of who is eligible to immigrate to the United States. Consequently, I am

compelled to once again introduce the Emergency Immigration Parole Correction Act. The

bill would amend the Attorney General’s parole authority to prohibit her from carrying out

this blatant circumvention of our immigration

policies. I strongly urge my colleagues to put

the interests of American citizens first and join

me in stopping further deterioration of our immigration policies.

TRIBUTE TO MACK FARR

fHON. THOMAS M. DAVIS OF VIRGINIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, May 9, 1995

Mr. DAVIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and commend the accomplishments of

an outstanding individual and fellow Virginian

who has done exceptional work in the development and manufacture of night vision equipment. This equipment, enabling armies to fight

in the dark, represents one of the most profound changes in military capability in history.

It was a critical factor in the low loss of life

and played a major role in the success of Operation Just Cause in Panama and Operation

Desert Storm in Kuwait. These examples

alone prove conclusively that night vision technology has revolutionized military tactics and

strategy.

Mack Farr has demonstrated himself to be

a leader in the development and application of

increasingly more sophisticated night vision

imaging systems for military use over a commercial and federal career that spans 37

years. In the early days of the Vietnam conflict, Mr. Farr worked first as a government

contractor, and later as a physicist in the

Army’s Night Vision Laboratory in Northern

Virginia, developing and fielding the first usable image intensifiers for use by the U.S. military. His later efforts in the improvement of the

technology led, in part, to Generation III Night

Vision Goggles that could, for the first time, be

used as head mounted systems for ground

troops. Similarly, when the aviators of rotor

winged aircraft attempted to use this

headmounted technology to improve their

night flying operations, Mr. Farr and members

of his government and industry team responded by developing a Third Generation

Image Intensifier System, specifically designed

for DOD aviators.

These systems have now been fielded in

quantity and with ever increasing quality over

time. As the Technology Director for the Army

Project Management Office for Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition

since 1984, each of the new image intensification products the result from Mr. Farr’s technical and managerial oversight has created a

new, and sought after, world standard for excellence. His expertise has also greatly aided

the U.S. Government in the formulation of export policy opinions that are a foundation for