[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 176 (Tuesday, December 9, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2511]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO KENNETH L. BRADSHAW, JR.

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                         HON. GINNY BROWN-WAITE

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 8, 2003

  Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Kenneth Bradshaw, Jr., a Korean War veteran from Inverness, Florida in 
my Fifth Congressional District.
  I had the pleasure of recognizing Private Bradshaw for his heroism 
and bravery as a soldier who fought in the Korean War from January 8, 
1948 until April 30, 1952 when he received a permanent disability 
retirement as a private first class.
  On February 6, 1951, Bradshaw's Company was engaged in a fierce 
battle with the Chinese Army in South Korea just below the 38th 
parallel. He was wounded in his right arm by a shot fired by an enemy 
soldier.
  Bradshaw was treated at two different field hospitals before being 
evacuated to a hospital in Japan. Shrapnel was also discovered lodged 
in his back.
  I recently presented Private Bradshaw with the Purple Heart, the 
oldest military decoration in the world, more than 50 years overdue.
  Though he earned this distinction, he never received it from the 
Defense Department and I am honored to have the opportunity to present 
to him the Purple Heart for his selfless devotion to duty and service 
to the United States.

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