CELEBRATING MR. JOSEPH SALONIA'S HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY

On 2025-03-11, Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL-3) delivered a floor speech titled "CELEBRATING MR. JOSEPH SALONIA'S HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY" in the House.

CELEBRATING MR. JOSEPH SALONIA'S HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 45 (Tuesday, March 11, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 11, 2025)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E203] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] CELEBRATING MR. JOSEPH SALONIA'S HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY ______ HON. KAT CAMMACK of florida in the house of representatives Tuesday, March 11, 2025 Mrs. CAMMACK. Mr Speaker, on behalf of Florida's Third Congressional District, we wish Mr. Joseph Salonia a very happy 100th birthday. Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on February 17, 2025, Joseph moved to Connecticut as a young man where he grew up during the Great Depression, He attended school until the eighth grade before being drafted into the U.S. Army in 1943. While in the Army, he served at Fort Hood, Texas for weapons and M-10 tank training before serving in Oregon and Alaska prior to joining the Second World War effort in Italy. For his service in World War II, Mr Salonia received two Bronze Stars and the Purple Heart for his combat wounds. After healing from his injuries, Joseph entered Army intelligence, serving in France, before being discharged from the Army and returning to his home in Connecticut. For decades, Joseph worked as a construction labor iron worker, a tin knocker, and a real estate agent in Connecticut. He married his bride Margaret and had two daughters, Chris and Brooke. He celebrates 100 incredible years at his Chiefland, Florida home in Florida's Third Congiessional District, Happy birthday to Mr, Joseph Salonia. ____________________