[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 58 (Friday, April 1, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H4078]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN JAMES T. BELLEW

  (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life 
and service of Captain James T. Bellew.
  Captain Bellew was tragically killed in a helicopter crash at Hunter 
Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia, earlier this week, on March 30.
  He was a native of Charlottesville, Virginia, and entered the United 
States Army in 2017 as a medical service officer. In 2019, he became an 
aeromedical evacuation officer, and in 2020, he was assigned to the 3rd 
Infantry Division.
  This sudden and tragic loss has dealt a heavy blow to the brigade, 
division, community, and his family.
  During his service, Captain Bellew had successfully evacuated 
critically ill COVID-19 patients to better care across the country and 
was the top platoon leader in his company. He was decorated with the 
Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and the Global 
War on Terrorism Service Medal, among other accolades.
  Captain Bellew was a hero in its truest sense, and he will never be 
forgotten.
  May God bless his family, friends, and fellow servicemembers, and may 
God bless our troops.

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