Madam Speaker. I rise today to honor the memory of Jack Kakis. a war hero who immigrated to the United States from his native Greece and created his American Dream. Jack was bom in Thessalonica in Greece in 1920. When his country was occupied by Italian and German troops during World War II. he served with the U.S. Office of Strategic Services. a precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency. Trained by British commandos in guerrilla operations. he was commissioned as an officer and led his men on horseback through Greece harassing the occupying armies. He received the Medal for Bravery Under Duress from his govemment. the National Medal of Greek Resistance. and was inducted into the Military Order of the World Wars.
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