[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 26, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2805]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           MEDAL OF HONOR DAY

  (Mr. SCHNEIDER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SCHNEIDER. Madam Speaker, this week we celebrate Medal of Honor 
Day, dedicated to the recipients of America's highest military honor.
  Today, there are just 72 living Medal of Honor recipients. The 10th 
District is home to one of these, Allen J. Lynch of Gurnee, who was 
awarded the Medal of Honor in 1970 for his actions in Vietnam.
  While serving as a radio telephone operator near the village of My 
An, Sergeant Lynch risked his life to move three wounded comrades to 
safety and single-handedly defended their isolated position for 2 hours 
against an advancing and numerically superior enemy force until they 
could be safely evacuated.
  Sergeant Lynch's service did not end in Vietnam. He has spent his 
entire life serving his fellow veterans with the Federal Veterans 
Administration as well as the Illinois State Government Veterans 
Department.
  In an interview, he said: ``There are many servicemembers, first 
responders, and citizens who serve this country above and beyond who 
are never recognized for what they do. We hold the Medal of Honor for 
all those men and women who have never been recognized for the great 
things they did.''
  My friend, Allen Lynch, is a true American hero and a role model for 
us all. On Medal of Honor Day, we reflect on all those who have acted 
above and beyond the call of duty and the hard-fought freedoms we enjoy 
because of their service and sacrifice.

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