Gregorio Sablan: “Before I yield back my time, I'd also like to thank the gentleman from…”

On the recordJune 17, 2013

Before I yield back my time, I'd also like to thank the gentleman from American Samoa for his support of the bill. And because he mentioned Tinian, the Enola Gay and the Boxcar did fly from Tinian to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki and ended the war against Japan. Those airplanes, I'd like to also note for the record, originated and took off from Utah before they came to the Mariana Islands. So there's that connection here. So Mr. Bishop is actually the one who reminded me that while they took off from Tinian, it was in Utah that they started the flight to Tinian and eventually flew to Japan. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

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Gregorio Sablan

Northern Mariana Islands

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