[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 68 (Thursday, May 26, 1994)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [Congressional Record: May 26, 1994] From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] THE ``JEREMIAH O'BRIEN'' ______ HON. NANCY PELOSI of california in the house of representatives Thursday, May 26, 1994 Mr. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, as America prepares to honor its war dead this Memorial Day, and as we prepare to honor those brave Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice on D-day 50 years ago, let us also pay tribute to those who survived to ensure that their sacrifices have not been forgotten. This Monday last, the Jeremiah O'Brien, the last seaworthy Liberty ship of World War II, completed its 32 day, 7,894 mile voyage from its berth in San Francisco to Portsmouth, England. From Captain George Jahn, the 78-year-old World War II Liberty Ship captain; to 75-year-old chief engineer Richard Brannon; to Mary Steinburg, a former Navy secretary who worked in the sweltering engine room; to Carl Nolte, a San Francisco Chronicle reporter by trade; and, last but not least, retired Adm. Thomas Patterson, who rescued the O'Brien from mothballs in 1979 and led the efforts that restored its seaworthiness, the O'Brien's 55-strong all-volunteer crew turned a labor of love into a voyage of history. The Jeremiah O'Brien will be the only surviving ship of the 5,000 vessel-strong D-day armada to participate in the 50th anniversary commemorative ceremonies. If anyone doubts that the American spirit of adventure has subsided, or that American partriotism is a thing of the past, let them speak to the men and women who restored and sailed the Jeremiah O'Brien. Mr. Speaker, let us offer the congratulations of the Congress to the sterling crew of the Jeremiah O`Brien and our thanks for their contributions to remembering our Nation's heroes on this Memorial Day weekend. ____________________