[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 12, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E130]
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                  TRIBUTE TO P/SGT. WILLIAM P. TUGGLE

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                  HON. HENRY C. ``HANK'' JOHNSON, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 12, 2013

  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following 
Proclamation.
  Whereas, Eighty years ago on October 31, 1932 a tenacious man of God 
was born in Monticello, Georgia; and
  Whereas, P/Sgt. William P. Tuggle was trained as a Combat/Recon 
Military Engineer, he served in the United States Army, received 
numerous Military Citations such as the Combat Service Award, the 
Bronze Star, the Combat Service Award, the Army Commendation Award and 
an Appreciation Certificate from President Richard Nixon; and
  Whereas, P/Sgt. Tuggle has shared his time and talents as a family 
man, serviceman and mentor, giving the citizens of the United States a 
person of great worth, a fearless leader and a servant to all advancing 
the lives of others, through service to our country in the U.S. Army 
and being the ideal husband, father, church member and grandfather; and
  Whereas, P/Sgt. Tuggle has been blessed with a long, happy life, 
devoted to God and credits it all to the Will of God; and
  Whereas, P/Sgt. Tuggle along with his family and friends are 
celebrating this day a remarkable milestone, his 80th Birthday, we 
pause to acknowledge a man who is a cornerstone in our community; and
  Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the Fourth District of Georgia 
has set aside these days to honor and recognize P/Sgt. Tuggle on his 
birthday and to wish him well and recognize him for an exemplary life 
which is an inspiration to all;
  Now therefore, I, Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr. do hereby proclaim 
October 31, 2012 as P/Sgt. William P. Tuggle Day in Georgia's 4th 
Congressional District.
  Proclaimed, this 31st day of October, 2012.

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