[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 71 (Thursday, April 27, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E367]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    HONORING MSGT. LARRY A. LEDFORD

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                         HON. DIANA HARSHBARGER

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 27, 2023

  Mrs. HARSHBARGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my constituent 
Master Sergeant (MSgt.) Larry A. Ledford of Kingsport, Tennessee for 
his military service during the Vietnam era.
  MSgt. Ledford joined our U.S. Air Force almost immediately after he 
graduated from high school in 1968. He was first stationed at Andersen 
Air Force Base (AFB) in Guam. Later, he was sent to HQ Intelligence 
where he was tasked with providing administrative support to his fellow 
service members who were responsible for interpretating bomb assessment 
targets in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos while they were also identifying 
additional targets. Notably, he took part in both Bullet Shot and 
Linebacker II Operations. Some of his additional station assignments 
were Bergstrom Air Force Base (AFB) in Texas, Air Force HQ Southern 
Europe, and Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
  His final assignment was the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards 
Air Force Base in California. Upon active-duty retirement, he served 
another 18 years with our Department of Defense (DoD).
  A family man through and through, he wishes to personally thank and 
recognize his devoted wife, Mrs. Jane Ledford, as they celebrate their 
55th wedding anniversary later this year. Like MSgt. Ledford, Mrs. 
Ledford faithfully served DoD. with a career spanning nearly 40 years 
of civil service. He also proudly mentions his two very accomplished 
sons Steven and Bryan, who followed in their footsteps in service to 
DoD as government contractors.
  Please join me in honoring MSgt. Ledford for his long career of 
service to our Nation in both military and civilian sectors.

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