[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 26, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E357-E358]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING COLONEL ROGER H. DOUGHERTY

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                         HON. DIANA HARSHBARGER

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 26, 2023

  Mrs. HARSHBARGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my constituent 
Colonel Roger H. Dougherty of Kingsport, Tennessee for his service in 
the United States Marine Corps from August 1966 to July 1999. In 1966 
he entered the Corps through the Platoon Leaders Class program while 
attending Olivet College in Michigan. Three years later, he was 
commissioned as a Second Lieutenant; after basic training and Army 
Flight School he joined a USMC CH-46 flight crew where he flew with 
HMM-164 in Vietnam until October of 1972.
  The composite squadron was the Aviation Combat Element (ACE) of the 
31st Marine Amphibious Unit; during his service, his unit provided 
assault support for combat operations for the South Vietnamese Marines 
following the Easter Offensive against the invading North Vietnamese 
Army in and around Quang Tri. He was a part of the recapture of the 
Citadel in Quang Tri where all aircraft received a wall of small arms 
fire. For his insertion into and out of a hot landing zone he was 
awarded an Air Medal (AM) for individual action and two Strike-Flight 
Air Medals.
  Following his combat tour in Vietnam he remained on active duty and 
became the Commanding Officer (CO) of his combat squadron from 1984 
through 1986. In addition to his Vietnam awards and for his extreme 
bravery in the air, he earned two Legion of Merit medals, Meritorious 
Service medal, Defense Meritorious Service medal, and various other 
unit and deployment medals.

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