[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 161 (Friday, October 7, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1027]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING TREVOR BRUNELL

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                        HON. JEFFERSON VAN DREW

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 7, 2022

  Mr. VAN DREW. Madam Speaker, last week, I had the pleasure of 
attending a ceremony and reception for Wounded Warrior Week in Mays 
Landing, South Jersey. At the event, Staff Sergeant Trevor Brunell, a 
United States Army Ranger, was honored for his service to our nation.
  Trevor was born in Pennsylvania in 1993 and was raised in Maryland, 
where he graduated top of his high school class. After attending 
community college for a few months, he enlisted in the United States 
Army with a contract for training to become an Army Ranger. Following 
the basic ranger training, Trevor attended airborne school and then the 
Ranger Assessment and Selection Program. In the spring of 2014, once he 
had completed all the required trainings, he was assigned to Fort 
Benning, Georgia.
  Trevor was deployed in the winter of 2014 to bravely serve our great 
nation in Afghanistan. In 2016, he sustained injuries in Afghanistan 
and underwent 33 surgeries, had a prosthetic leg installed below the 
knee, and spent 6 months bedridden. Miraculously, Trevor regained his 
strength and returned to Afghanistan in the winter of 2017. During his 
final deployment, he reinjured parts of his knee and underwent 10 more 
surgeries. In August of 2022, Trevor was medically discharged from the 
Army due to these injuries.
  SSG Trevor Brunell is a brave and resilient patriot, and I want to 
thank him for his heroic service to our great nation. God Bless SSG 
Trevor Brunell, and God Bless our America.

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