[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 151 (Friday, August 28, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E801]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING SGT DAVID SCUDDER FOR BRAVERY IN ACTION

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                          HON. BRUCE WESTERMAN

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 28, 2020

  Mr. WESTERMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the distinguished 
service of Sgt. David Scudder of Hot Springs, Arkansas. Sgt. Scudder 
was severely wounded while serving with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 
82nd Airborne Division in Afghanistan. His fellow Paratroopers quickly 
came to his aid.
  During a September 12, 2019 mission to retake a district center held 
by the Taliban in Farah Province, Sgt. Scudder took a bullet to the 
leg. Members of his unit, Specialist Joseph Sturgill and Specialist 
Dominic Green, took quick action. Placing Scudder on a stretcher, they 
carried him two miles to safety while taking enemy fire from a second 
ambush.
  It is stories like this one which remind us of the price our service 
members pay for the defense of liberty. It is my hope that all of Hot 
Springs, the State of Arkansas, and this nation will join me in 
honoring the valor of individuals like Sgt. Scudder.
  I take this time to honor the heroism of Sgt. David Scudder and his 
team and to thank them for their commitment to higher service. It is 
from them that we should all learn the ultimate example of bravery, of 
sacrifice, and what it means to be a patriot.

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