[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 156 (Tuesday, September 26, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E884]
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HONORING THE DISTINGUISHED MILITARY SERVICE OF LIEUTENANT JOHN H. WHITE

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                         HON. DIANA HARSHBARGER

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 26, 2023

  Mrs. HARSHBARGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Lieutenant John H. 
White of Sullivan County for his heroic military service in the United 
States Navy during the Vietnam War.
  Lieutenant White first received his Naval commission as an Ensign in 
1966 following his completion of Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps 
at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He then attended the 
Communications School at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island 
and continued his education for Officer Electronics Communications at 
the Great Lakes Training Center in Waukegan, Illinois.
  In March of 1967, Lieutenant White received his first deployment 
aboard the U.S.S. Pocono (AGC-16), serving in the Communications 
Department as an assistant communications officer. The U.S.S. Pocono 
was the command ship for all amphibious forces in the Atlantic Ocean. 
From September 1968 to September 1969, Lieutenant White served ashore 
in Chu Lai and Danang, Vietnam with the Military Sea Transportation 
Service (MSTS), overseeing the arrival of shipping supplies in support 
of the war effort.
  Following his deployment to Vietnam, he joined the Kingsport Naval 
Reserve Unit, where he served an additional seven years and received 
the ``Navy Achievement Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device,'' 
presented by Vice Admiral L.P. Ramage. Lieutenant White recalls his 
experiences aboard a naval destroyer in the Mediterranean Sea and 
conducting a Summary Court Marial in Philadelphia as memorable 
occasions while on active duty in the Reserves. Lt. White resigned in 
1976, after having served his country proudly for more than a decade.
  Please join me in recognizing Lieutenant White and his valiant 
military service to the United States of America.

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