Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson honors Veteran with Doris “Dorie” Miller Commemorative Coin

Dallas, TX – (Thursday, February 16, 2012) – Earlier this week,Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson paid tribute to sixteen World War II veterans at the Dallas Veteran Affairs Community Living Center in honor of National Salute to Veterans Week.

Congresswoman Johnson expressed her appreciation for their service and presented each World War II veteran with a Doris “Dorie” Miller Commemorative Coin. Doris Miller honorably served in the Navy during WWII and made his distinct mark in history during the attacks on Pearl Harbor.

“Dorie Miller is an American hero and I was privileged to know him as my neighbor in Waco, Texas,” stated Congresswoman Johnson. “The bravery displayed by Dorie Miller, a cook without weapons training who defended his country at Pearl Harbor, represents a true American veteran. It is because of him and these veterans I met this week, that we are able to enjoy our freedom in this country.”

The annual VA National Salute program began in 1978 when the VA took over sponsorship of a program started in 1974 by the humanitarian organization No Greater Love, Inc.  VA Voluntary Service staff plan and execute local events and activities at VA medical centers.  The National Salute is observed annually during the week of Valentine's Day, a day of caring and sharing which underscores the Salute's expression of honor and appreciation to inpatient and outpatient Veterans.

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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and a senior member of the Science Committee. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which, includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Oak Lawn, Turtle Creek,Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, & South Oak Cliff; all of Balch Springs, DeSoto, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Ferris, Glenn Heights and Ovilla.