[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 26, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E360]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING SERGEANT (RET.) JOHN WAYNE JEFFRIES

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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 
Sgt. (Ret.) John Wayne Jeffries of Mountain City, Tennessee for his 
distinguished service to the U.S. Marine Corps.
  A member of Alpha Co 1st BLT 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, Sgt. 
Jeffries arrived in Vietnam in the fall of 1967 to fight on the front 
lines of the conflict in the search and destroy battalion. His tour of 
duty took him throughout Vietnam, from Con Thien to Khe Sanh, and many 
fire bases in between. To conclude his deployment in 1968, his 
battalion was sent into the DMZ to destroy an NVA battalion consisting 
of 300, which was actually an NVA division of 2,000.
  Sgt. Jeffries' battalion fought for many days and nights, with little 
food and even less sleep. Join me in thanking Sgt. Jeffries and the men 
he fought with for their service and may their sacrifice to our Nation 
not be forgotten.

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