[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 123 (Wednesday, September 18, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H5626]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR ROBERT MARTIN PATTERSON

  (Mr. MILLER of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the heroic 
efforts of Command Sergeant Major Robert Martin Patterson of the United 
States Army.
  Command Sergeant Major Patterson was a fire team leader of the 3rd 
Platoon, 17th Cavalry Regiment, and was awarded the Medal of Honor for 
conspicuous gallantry in action on May 6, 1968, in Vietnam. When the 
3rd Platoon became pinned down by interlocking enemy fire and rocket-
propelled grenades, Command Sergeant Major Patterson led two men in 
quickly silencing an enemy bunker with rifle and grenade assaults.
  When Command Sergeant Major Patterson noticed the enemy engaging his 
men from hidden spider holes, he entered the complex and single-
handedly conducted an assault on their position. In so doing, the 
sergeant major successfully destroyed five enemy bunkers, killing eight 
and capturing seven enemy weapons.
  It is for his dauntless courage and heroism that I am proud to honor 
and remember the actions of Command Sergeant Major Robert Martin 
Patterson.

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