{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2026-02-20-pt1-PgE144", "2026-02-20", 119, 2, null, null, "HONORING KOREAN WAR ARMY VETERAN EARL SEELOW", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "HONORING", "E144", "E144", "[{\"name\": \"Elise M. Stefanik\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "172 Cong. Rec. E144", "Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 34 (Friday, February 20, 2026)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 34 (Friday, February 20, 2026)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E144]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n              HONORING KOREAN WAR ARMY VETERAN EARL SEELOW\n\n                                 ______\n\n                         HON. ELISE M. STEFANIK\n\n                              of new york\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Friday, February 20, 2026\n\n  Ms. STEFANIK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor United States Army\nVeteran Earl Seelow.\n  Earl Seelow was born on October 20, 1932, in Edinburg, New York, to\nhis parents, Edwin and Flora Seelow. He was raised in the same close-\nknit community that he would continue to serve throughout his life.\n  Earl entered the United States Army on November 13, 1952. He trained\nas an Infantryman and was deployed to Korea as a replacement soldier.\nHe was assigned to Company E, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry\nDivision, where he served for the duration of the Korean War. During\nhis service, Earl fought in two of the most intense engagements of the\nconflict in the fierce Third Korean Winter campaign, including the\nBattles of Pork Chop Hill and Old Baldy.\n  Earl was honorably discharged on November 12, 1954, at the rank of\nTechnical Sergeant. For his courageous service, he was awarded the\nKorean Service Medal with two Bronze Service Stars, two Overseas Bars,\nthe United Nations Service Medal, the Combat Infantry Badge, the\nNational Defense Service Medal, and the Republic of Korea Presidential\nUnit Emblem.\n  Following his military service, Earl married the love of his life,\nValerie, on April 21, 1956. They shared 67 years of marriage and raised\nfour sons together. Earl built a long and steady career at the\nInternational Paper Company in Corinth, where he worked for nearly 37\nyears before retiring in 1994. During that time, he served as a UPIU\nUnion Officer for 22 years.\n  After serving our country, Earl returned home to serve his community.\nHe served with the Edinburg Fire Department as the Assistant Fire\nChief, managed the Community Bowling Center, served as Corinth Town\nAssessor for five years, worked as a crossing guard for the Corinth\nSchool, and later worked alongside his son Jim at the Olde Saratoga\nBrewing Company for 12 years. Earl dedicated more than 52 years to\nCorinth Little League as a coach, umpire, and Executive Board member.\nHe was a member of Free and Accepted Masons Lodge 22, Shriners Valley\nof Albany, Oriental Temple of Troy, American Legion Post 533, and the\nNew York State Assessors' Association.\n  His life reflected steady leadership, service, and commitment to\nothers. On behalf of New York, I am honored to recognize Korean War\nArmy Veteran Technical Sergeant Earl Seelow.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2026-02-20-pt1-PgE144"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5489739962504245, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}