[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 71 (Thursday, April 27, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E373]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING HM3 RAYMOND SHOCKLEY

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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 
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class (HM3) Raymond Austin Shockley from 
Morristown, Tennessee for his honorable service in the United States 
Navy as partner of the 50th Anniversary Vietnam War Commemoration.
  After basic training in 1964, HM3 Shockley's first duty station was 
at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland, now known as Walter Reed 
Military Medical Center, where he provided front line medical services 
like that of a nurse. In doing so, he met and equally cared for all his 
fellow service members, even President Lyndon B. Johnson. In 1965 he 
was transferred to Camp Pendleton in California to further his training 
as a Marine. Still following a commitment to serve, he went on to 
Okinawa, then Vietnam where he aided the wounded and experienced the 
horrors of war. He returned to San Diego, CA and finished his service 
on the USS Sperry AS 12 named for Elmer Sperry, a Fulton-class 
submarine tender repair ship. Presently, he continues his lifetime of 
service as Commander of our local Disabled American Veterans (DAV) 
Chapter 59 in Morristown.
  Further, HM3 Shockley wishes to personally share, ``To all the men 
and women that were a part of my military life, you all will remain my 
brothers and sister forever. ''
  Join me in thanking HM3 Shockley and letting him know he truly made a 
difference.

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