Mr. Speaker. our guest chaplain this morning. the Rev. Harvey Schaffer. was born in Nebraska. His mother and dad emigrated to this country from the Soviet Union. and he is a firstgeneration American. He entered the military services as an enlisted man in the Korean war. serving for 4 years. He entered the Concordia Seminary in Springfield. IL. and graduated in 1961. He then entered active duty with the U.S. Army in 1966 and has been on active duty since then. and now serves as a full colonel. He is one of a dozen or so chaplains on duty with the U.S.
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