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PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY KOENIGS 1 3 A Concurrent Resolution expressing the sympathy of the 1 4 Iowa General Assembly to the family of Captain John 1 5 R. Pitzen, United States Navy. 1 6 WHEREAS, Captain John R. Pitzen, a native of 1 7 Stacyville, Iowa, was listed as missing in action 1 8 after his plane was shot down over North Vietnam in 1 9 1972; and 1 10 WHEREAS, for the past twenty-four years Captain 1 11 Pitzen has been missing in action and his family has 1 12 not known his fate; and 1 13 WHEREAS, Captain Pitzen's remains have now been 1 14 positively identified and have been returned to the 1 15 United States soil for burial; and 1 16 WHEREAS, Captain Pitzen served his country 1 17 honorably as a navy pilot for eighteen years before 1 18 his plane was shot down; and 1 19 WHEREAS, all Iowans share in the loss of a native 1 20 son during wartime; NOW THEREFORE, 1 21 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE 1 22 SENATE CONCURRING, That the Iowa General Assembly 1 23 conveys its sympathy to the family of Captain John R. 1 24 Pitzen. 1 25 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Iowa General 1 26 Assembly hopes that the resolution of this terrible 1 27 tragedy will help provide the family of Captain Pitzen 1 28 with some peace of mind knowing that his remains have 1 29 been returned to his native land. 1 30 LSB 4419HH 76 2 1 tj/cf/24.2
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