Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the life and sacrifice of Sergeant Kester B. Hardman of Ritchie County, located in the beautiful Second District that I represent. Sergeant Hardman, a dedicated serviceman of the Army's Second Infantry Division in the Korean war was reported missing in action after intense combat near Suncheon, South Korea. North Korean authorities reported he had died in 1951 as a prisoner of war, but his remains were never identified. In 1954, 848 unidentified remains were recovered from North Korea and laid to rest among countless other unidentified servicemen at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii. After 70 years of being unidentified, in May of this year, the fantastic lab of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency was able to use dental and medical records to identify Sergeant Hardman and notify his family. Sergeant Hardman was finally laid to rest on October 17 of this year in his hometown of Smithville with the honor and dignity he deserves. ____________________”