[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 22 (Thursday, February 3, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E103]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              KENT HOPKINS

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                          HON. BETH VAN DUYNE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, February 3, 2022

  Ms. VAN DUYNE. Madam Speaker, on behalf of a grateful Nation and the 
citizens of the Texas-24, the 2021 Congressional Veteran Commendation 
is hereby presented to Kent Hopkins, Petty Officer 3rd Class, United 
States Navy, of Euless, Texas, for his honorable service in the Armed 
Forces of the United States of America and for his continued dedication 
to his community.
  Mr. Hopkins enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1960, having served until 
1964 as an aircrewman with VF-9, serving on the P-3 Orion maritime 
surveillance aircraft. Notable assignments include serving as a part of 
Joint Task Force 8 during Operation Dominic nuclear testing in the 
Johnston Atoll in 1962. Other assignments include maritime surveillance 
of Soviet military assets in the Far East during the height of the Cold 
War.
  After leaving the Navy, Mr. Hopkins has brought the same love he had 
for his country and poured it into making his community a better place. 
He has served on several boards, commissions, and committees. Among 
these are as a member of Lions Club, Optimists Club, a volunteer for 
the Boy Scouts of America, a former governor of the DFW Colony of the 
Society of Mayflower Descendants, Mr. Hopkins has also served as a 
precinct chairman and election judge, as well as a volunteer for 
several local-area churches.
  Mr. Hopkins' career is marked with heroism and is consistent with the 
finest traditions of the United States Navy and reflects great credit 
upon himself, the State of Texas, and the United States of America.

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