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"When our world needed him most, he and his fellow Soldiers answered the call and put their lives on the line in service to the greatest generation," Congressman Roger Williams, District 25, told the crowd gathered Friday to honor Jose Manzano-Somera.
Manzano-Somera, of Georgetown, was presented with the highest honor bestowed to a civilian – the Congressional Gold Medal, during a ceremony at the West Atrium inside III Corps Headquarters, surrounded by his family and friends.
FORT HOOD, TX – Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25) today joined Vice President Mike Pence at Fort Hood to participate in a veterans roundtable and training demonstrations.
Congressman Williams released the following statement:
It was a tremendous privilege today to present Filipino World War II veteran Jose Monzano Somera with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award bestowed by Congress on a civilian. Mr. Somera served from 1944-1946 with units of the U.S. Army Forces in the Far East against Japanese Imperial Forces, and enlisted in the Philippine Scouts, a regular Army unit, from August 1946 until April 1949. He later became a U.S. citizen in the 1950s.
FORT HOOD, Texas — As a boy growing up in the Philippines during World War II, Jose Manzano-Somera's family opened their home to the American soldiers who filled their hometown.
Eventually, Manzano-Somera would join the soldiers as the war ended and serve as part of the New Philippine Scouts of the U.S. Army, a unit that helped track down and eliminate bands of Japanese fighters that refused to surrender.
FORT HOOD, TX – Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25) today presented the Congressional Gold Medal to Filipino World War II Veteran Jose Monzano Somera at Fort Hood. Mr. Somera served from 1944-1946 with units of the U.S. Army Forces in the Far East against Japanese Imperial Forces, later enlisting in the Philippine Scouts, a regular Army unit, from August 1946 until April 1949.
Congressman Williams released the following statement:
It was an honor to welcome President Donald Trump to the 25th District last week as Louis Vuitton opened their new facility in Johnson County.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25) today joined Republicans on the House floor to condemn Democrats for their lack of transparency during impeachment inquiry proceedings. Please click here to view the Congressman's remarks.
Remarks as prepared for delivery:
M. Speaker, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have been trying to impeach President Trump since the day he took office. We all know this.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25) released the following statement regarding United States Secretary of Energy Rick Perry's resignation:
Thursday, Johnson County Judge Roger Harmon said, to the best of his knowledge marked the first visit by a sitting president to the county. State Rep. DeWayne Burns, R-Cleburne, countered that he's not so sure.
"I read somewhere, but I'm not sure if it's true, that [President Roosevelt] stopped on a train in Grandview for a stump speech on his way to Fort Worth," Burns said. "If that's true I'm not sure if that happened when he was first running for president or after he already was president."
Over the last few months, I've had the opportunity to hear from members of our community about what matters most to them. It is a privilege to be your voice in Congress and to fight on your behalf for continued job creation, economic growth, and bettering the lives of our Texas families. Click on the video below to see a few of my visits throughout the 25th District.