[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 21, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1141]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING RICHARD E. DWELLE

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                          HON. JEB HENSARLING

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 21, 2011

  Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor today to recognize 
Captain Richard E. Dwelle from Athens, Texas for his heroic service to 
our country.
  In 1942, Mr. Dwelle joined the United States Army Reserves and in 
1944, he was commissioned for active duty as a 2nd Lieutenant. In 
December of 1944, Mr. Dwelle arrived in Europe and was assigned as a 
replacement officer to M Company, 329 Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division 
where he received a promotion to 1st Lieutenant. Following his valorous 
service at the Battle of the Bulge and during the Rhine Campaign, Mr. 
Dwelle was discharged from active duty in June of 1946 and promoted to 
Captain in the Reserves. Mr. Dwelle later resigned from Reserves after 
a decade of service.
  Mr. Dwelle and his wife Peggy have been an integral part of Henderson 
County, Texas serving on numerous charitable boards. Mr. Dwelle was 
named Citizen of the Year in Athens in 1971 and was inducted into the 
Rice University Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.
  I would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of the residents of 
the 5th District of Texas, to thank Mr. Dwelle and his family for their 
service to this country. We are eternally grateful for our service men 
and women, past and present, who have fought to preserve liberty for 
our generation and generations to come.

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