[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 168 (Monday, November 16, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1626]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING THE LIFE OF SPC. CHARLES BEALS

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                           HON. TODD C. YOUNG

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 16, 2015

  Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Spc. 
Charles Beals, of French Lick, Indiana.
  I ask you all to join me in honoring the life of a fellow Hoosier 
veteran.
  Spc. Beals enlisted in the United States Army five months after high 
school graduation. By January of 1970, he had been assigned to Advanced 
Infantry Training and deployed to Vietnam the following spring. As a 
member of the renowned 506th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne 
Division, Beals personified bravery and dignity while serving with his 
fellow Screaming Eagles.
  A friend to all, Charles is said to have brought laughter with him 
wherever he went. He was a cherished son and a loving brother to his 
nine siblings.
  Charles Beals gave his last full measure of devotion fighting on the 
hilltops of Vietnam. He sacrificed for his platoon, his brothers and 
sisters, and for every American who knows freedom today.
  Like too many young American men who deployed, Spc. Beals's remains 
have yet to be recovered. I join his family, friends, and brothers-in-
arms in praying for closure. I pray for his eventual return to rest 
alongside his family and loved ones in Indiana.
  Each year on Veterans' Day, Americans around the world join together 
to pay tribute to all who served and to the soldiers who gave their 
lives fighting for the liberties for which their nation still stands 
today.
  It is a privilege to honor Spc. Charles Beals's courageous life and 
recognize his distinguished service to his country.

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