[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 170 (Monday, October 28, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1349]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING HOSPITAL CORPSMAN KENNETH YELLE, RECIPIENT OF TEXAS' THIRD 
     CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 2019 CONGRESSIONAL VETERAN COMMENDATION

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                            HON. VAN TAYLOR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 28, 2019

  Mr. TAYLOR. Madam Speaker, today, it is my privilege to honor twelve 
distinguished military veterans from Texas' Third Congressional 
District who answered the call to serve their Nation honorably, both in 
uniform and following their return to civilian life. The recipients of 
the 2019 Congressional Veteran Commendation exemplify the time-honored 
qualities of patriotism, service before self, and bold leadership. 
Following their time in service, their efforts in our community have 
earned these fine individuals recognition as the recipients of this 
prestigious commendation. Their stories of sacrifice will encourage 
future generations to pursue a life dedicated to the very values we 
cherish as Americans: faith, freedom, and democracy. One such hero is 
Hospital Corpsman Kenneth Yelle of McKinney, Texas.
   Kenneth Louis Yelle began his service to our nation in 1945 during 
World War II as an integral member of the United States Navy in 
Washington, D.C. During the Korean War, he served with the 1st Marine 
Division as a Hospital Corpsman. For his efforts he would be awarded 
with the WWII Victory Medal, American Area Campaign Medal, Korean 
Service Medal, United Nations Medal, and the Presidential Unit 
Citation.
   In the years following his military service, Mr. Yelle has found 
multiple ways to serve his community including his active membership in 
the Veterans of Foreign Wars Lone Star Post No. 2150 in McKinney. At 
the age of 92 years old, he still provides transportation to the 
Veterans Administration health facilities in Bonham and Dallas for 
friends and neighbors. At the community where he has resided for many 
years, he has been an exercise leader and a model of physical fitness 
for his fellow residents. Mr. Yelle is continuously called upon to 
assist others with various projects and transportation to appointments. 
It is because of his continuous fellowship and encouragement to those 
in need that he was nominated for the Congressional Veteran 
Commendation. Mr. Yelle is a compassionate and generous patriot who has 
served our nation both in and out of uniform and who consistently lends 
a hand to those in need.
   Today, a grateful Nation thanks Hospital Corpsman Yelle for his 
exceptional service and congratulates him on this recognition. May his 
steadfast example of leadership inspire others to live a life of 
service to a cause greater than themselves. It is my extreme honor to 
award him the 2019 Congressional Veteran Commendation for the Third 
District of Texas.

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