Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. This bill authorizes the National Park Service to conduct a special
resource study of Fort Ontario in Oswego, New York. Fort Ontario was a
military installation used during the French and Indian Wars, which was
later used to house refugees fleeing the Nazi Holocaust during World
War II. Many Americans remember our Nation's role in World War II through
events like the Invasion of Normandy or the Battle of Iwo Jima, closer
to my district, which have been re-imagined in film and memorialized in
stone, but the story of Fort Ontario is an equally important component
of our historical legacy. Providing physical refuge from persecution
says as much about our national character as the bravery and sacrifice
of the millions of Americans who were deployed overseas.
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