[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 21, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E594]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING LANCE CORPORAL JOHN J. HURON

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                         HON. DIANA HARSHBARGER

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 21, 2023

  Mrs. HARSHBARGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my constituent 
Lance Corporal John J. Huron of Bristol, Tennessee for his dedicated 
service in the United States Marine Corps.
  LCPL Huron enlisted in September of 1968, and attended Advanced 
Infantry Training in Camp Pendleton following his graduation from 
Marine Boot Camp. After a brief leave, LCPL Huron then attended and 
graduated from Sea School in San Diego, CA, where he received training 
on the day-to-day operations of naval ships. After completing his sea 
training, LCPL Huron was assigned to the USS Long Beach, at that time 
docked in its home port of Long Beach, California. LCPL Huron's Marine 
shipboard duties included providing security for the ship's two missile 
houses and brig and acting as an orderly for the ship's Captain and 
Executive Officer.
  In July of 1969, following his marriage that has lasted to this day, 
the USS Long Beach was deployed to Southeast Asia with its supply port 
at Subic Bay in the Philippines. Over the course of the next 9 months, 
the USS Long Beach and its 1,200 officers, men and Marines rotated on 
and off their duty station in the Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam, contributing 
significantly to the air control of Southeast Asia.
  After nearly a year, LCPL Huron returned to the USS Long Beach's home 
port and proceeded north to Mare Island. In August 1971, his Sea Duty 
came to an end and LCPL Huron was reassigned to Marine Corps Recruit 
Depot in San Diego once more, where he concluded his service escorting 
prisoners as a Brig Chaser. Please stand with me to celebrate and 
recognize LCPL Huron's distinguished and heroic military service to our 
great Nation.

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