[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 7, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E832]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                 HONORING MR. DOUGLAS WAYNE SATTERFIELD

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                          HON. JEB HENSARLING

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 7, 2016

  Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to recognize Mr. Douglas 
Wayne Satterfield for his courageous service to our country. A resident 
of Palestine, Texas, Corporal Douglas Wayne Satterfield was honorably 
discharged from the United States Marine Corps on May 3, 1968.
   Corporal Satterfield enlisted in the USMC out of high school and 
served in at least a dozen operations in the unfamiliar terrain of 
South Vietnam. Corporal Satterfield participated in one of the first 
major offensive campaigns, Operation Hickory, by the Marines in 
``Leatherneck Square.'' Satterfield was badly injured in combat during 
the assault at Con Thien as he crawled along the ground to their 
targets. Quick response and actions from his squadron leader and 
corpsman probably saved his life as they stabilized him before he was 
taken by Chinook to a medevac station to undergo emergency surgery. 
Corporal Satterfield received decorations that included the National 
Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal 
with device, M-14 Rifle Sharpshooter Badge and the Purple Heart Medal.
   Humbly, I echo the words of President Ronald Reagan, ``We will 
always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, 
so we will always be free.'' And humbly, I offer my sincere gratitude 
to Corporal Douglas Wayne Satterfield for his service and acts of 
bravery that allow us the freedoms we enjoy today.

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