[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 67 (Monday, April 25, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E400]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING THE SERVICE OF U.S. ARMY SERGEANT ROY DeLAUTER

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                          HON. DAVID J. TRONE

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 25, 2022

  Mr. TRONE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend the service of 
Sergeant Roy ``Buddy'' Charles DeLauter, who made the ultimate 
sacrifice for our country during the Korean War.
  A resident of Smithsburg, Maryland, Sgt. DeLauter bravely answered 
the call to defend the values of democracy and enlisted in the U.S. 
Army in 1948.
  On December 1, 1950, Sgt. DeLauter was tragically killed in action. 
Like many fallen service members of foreign wars, his remains could not 
be easily recovered and returned. For over 70 years, his family was 
deprived of the closure America's Gold Star families so rightly 
deserve.
  Credit to the tireless efforts of his loved ones, Sgt. DeLauter was 
finally brought home this week to Hagerstown. Friday, he was given a 
proper burial with full military honors.
  By all accounts, Sgt. DeLauter was an exemplar of the Army's core 
values: loyalty, duty, respect, personal courage, honor, integrity, and 
selfless service. To his family, the same.
  We are forever indebted to Sgt. DeLauter and his family for their 
service to this Nation.

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