[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 78 (Thursday, May 22, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E827]
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                      HONORING SERGEANT KYLE WHITE

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                         HON. DAVID G. REICHERT

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 22, 2014

  Mr. REICHERT. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor Sergeant Kyle White. 
Sgt. White was awarded the highest honor in the military, the Medal of 
Honor for meritorious conduct, by President Barack Obama on May 13, 
2014.
  Like his fellow soldiers, he is accustomed to running toward danger 
instead of away, but Sgt. White's courage is above and beyond the 
ordinary. He repeatedly ran the gauntlet of enemy fire to get to 
wounded and fallen soldiers, regardless of his personal safety. In an 
ambush in November of 2007 Sgt. White, who was barely 20 years old, 
stayed with a wounded and fallen soldier for the duration, calling in 
reports and directing others so that the wounded and dead could be 
safety evacuated. It is my privilege and greatest honor to represent 
our Veterans in Congress and I applaud the decision to award him with 
this medal. It is well deserved.
  Mr. Speaker, I salute Sgt. Kyle White, and I thank him for the many 
sacrifices he has made in service to our nation.

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