[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 24 (Monday, February 7, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E118]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             THOMAS TERRELL

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                          HON. BETH VAN DUYNE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, February 7, 2022

  Ms. VAN DUYNE. Madam Speaker, on behalf of a grateful nation and the 
citizens of the Texas-Twenty-Fourth Congressional District, the 2021 
Congressional Veteran Commendation is hereby presented to Thomas 
Terrell, Captain, United States Marine Corps, of Southlake, Texas for 
his honorable service in the Armed Forces of the United States of 
America and for his continued dedication to his community.
  Mr. Terrell was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps 
in 1961 and served until 1967. Terrell served several tours in Vietnam, 
to include at Chu Lai, Dong Ha, Phu Bai, and Quang. At Dong Ha Combat 
Base in 1967, Terrell and his fellow Marines came under an intense 
enemy artillery attack, during which Terrell moved three wounded 
Marines to safety and maneuvered under enemy fire to assess and check 
upon the welfare of his Marines during the attack. Terrell was awarded 
the Bronze Star with ``V'' device denoting valorous actions as well as 
the Purple Heart.
  After leaving the Marine Corps, Mr. Terrell has brought the same love 
he had for his country and poured it into making his community a better 
place. Mr. Terrell holds several ministerial roles in local churches, 
taught for several years at the Happy Hill Christian Academy, and is a 
member of the Texas Real Estate Commission's Broker-Lawyer Committee.
  Mr. Terrell's career is marked with heroism and is consistent with 
the finest traditions of the United States Marine Corps and reflects 
great credit upon himself, the State of Texas, and the United States of 
America.

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