[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 STAFF SERGEANT MICHAEL KILGORE

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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 
Staff Sergeant Michael Dwayne Kilgore of Johnson City, Tennessee who 
served during the Vietnam War era from March 1968 to February 1970.
  During Vietnam, he served in a Recon Platoon which was attached to 
Echo Company 2nd Battalion, 8th Air Cavalry, 1st Air Cavalry Division. 
As part of the Recon Platoon, he surveyed the area of operation ahead 
of the main force, however, he was usually the first person to receive 
contact from the enemy.
  During his service, SSGT. Kilgore was awarded two Bronze Stars, 2 
Purple Hearts, 3 Air Medals, and the Army Commendation Medal. He also 
was stationed in numerous locations around the East Coast and graduated 
from the War College at Fort Bennington, Georgia.

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