[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 153 (Wednesday, October 30, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1616]
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                      HONORING CLARENCE E. SASSER

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                            HON. BILL FLORES

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 30, 2013

  Mr. FLORES. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to honor the heroism of 
Specialist Fifth Class Clarence E. Sasser of the United States Army.
  Specialist Fifth Class Clarence E. Sasser was a private in the 3rd 
Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division and when he 
earned the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for 
his selfless and courageous acts on January 10, 1968, in Vietnam.
  As a combat medic in Vietnam, Specialist Sasser served our country 
above and beyond the call of duty.
  On January 10th, 1968, his company was making an air assault when it 
took fire from enemy positions on three sides of the landing zone.
  While under enemy fire, Specialist Sasser helped drag a wounded 
soldier to cover, all while refusing medical treatment for a wound in 
his left shoulder. He then returned to help more of his fellow 
soldiers. He quickly treated soldiers in need and then continued to 
search for other wounded.
  Near the end of the action, even with two additional wounds 
immobilizing his legs, he crawled through mud toward another soldier 
100 meters away, and while faint from blood loss and in agonizing pain, 
he continued treating soldiers for hours until they were all evacuated.
  Specialist Sasser received the Medal of Honor from President Richard 
Nixon in 1969 and on November 7, 2013, he will become the eighth Texas 
Aggie to be added to Texas A&M University's Medal of Honor Hall of 
Honor.
  Specialist Sasser was born in Chenango, Texas, and following his 
military service he attended Texas A&M University on a scholarship 
offered by then President James Earl Rudder in August 1969.
  After attending Texas A&M, he began working at an oil refinery for 
more than five years before going on to work at the United States 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
  Mr. Speaker, it is such a great privilege that Specialist Sasser's 
Medal of Honor and associated citation will be housed and showcased on 
the campus of Texas A&M University, which I am honored to represent.
  Specialist Sasser's sacrifice and heroic efforts will never be 
forgotten. It is for his fearless courage, heroism and true dedication 
to our country that Texas A&M is proud to remember and honor the 
actions of Specialist Fifth Class Clarence E. Sasser.
  I would like to close by asking all Americans to please pray for our 
country and for our brave American men and women who serve in the 
military to protect her.

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