[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 170 (Friday, October 12, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1404]
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               HONORING STAFF SERGEANT JACK J. PENDLETON

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                           HON. DAN NEWHOUSE

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 12, 2018

  Mr. NEWHOUSE. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor Staff Sergeant Jack 
Pendleton of Yakima, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor 
for his service during World War II.
  In Germany in 1944, Sergeant Pendleton lost his life while drawing 
enemy gunfire away from his squad, and he was awarded the Medal of 
Honor one year later. He is the sole Medal of Honor recipient from 
Yakima.
  I would like to thank U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major Ramon Dang. 
Two years ago, Sergeant Major Dang was touring our state to care for 
the graves of Medal of Honor recipients when he discovered that 
Sergeant Pendleton's grave did not include an appropriate memorial. A 
memorial statue, a 6-foot granite sculpture, was subsequently dedicated 
at Tahoma Cemetery on September 26th of this year.
  Sergeant Pendleton's Medal of Honor citation reads, ``[His] sacrifice 
enabled the entire company to continue the advance and complete their 
mission at a critical phase of the action.'' He made the ultimate 
sacrifice for his brothers-in-arms and our nation, and I urge my 
colleagues to join me in honoring the memory of Staff Sergeant Jack 
Pendleton.

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