[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 157 (Friday, September 27, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1221]
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           HONORING SPECIALIST FOURTH CLASS JOHN WESLEY DAHR

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                            HON. SCOTT PERRY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 27, 2019

  Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the Tenth 
District of Pennsylvania and a grateful Nation to honor the memory of 
Specialist Fourth Class John Wesley Dahr of Dillsburgh, Pennsylvania 
who earned the Distinguished Service Cross for his exceptional bravery 
in combat during the Vietnam War. Specialist Dahr made the ultimate 
sacrifice for the United States of America and for his fellow soldiers.
  On January 8, 1967, Specialist Dahr was participating in search and 
destroy missions near Cu Chi with elements of the 25th Infantry 
Division when his company was pinned down by Viet Cong and received 
heavy incoming fire. He willingly exposed himself to enemy fire and 
waded through waist-deep water to aid a wounded comrade. After carrying 
that soldier one hundred meters to safety, he repeated his heroic 
actions, rescuing two more soldiers before returning to the center of 
the battlefield to combat the enemy.
  As he fired upon the Viet Cong, he saw another wounded soldier and 
ran to his aid. Despite extreme risk to his own life, he stood up in 
the open to hold the injured man above water while he sought assistance 
to carry him to safety. Dahr was mortally wounded during his attempt to 
rescue a fourth soldier.
  Specialist Dahr has America's undying gratitude for his extraordinary 
heroism. His courage and sacrifice demonstrate the best of our 
military's tradition of service to our Nation.

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