[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 156 (Tuesday, September 26, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E888]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING THE COURAGEOUS SERVICE OF SERGEANT CHARLES TERRIAL WILLIAMS

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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 Sergeant Charles 
Terrial Williams from Bristol in Sullivan County, TN for his valiant 
military service in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. 
Sergeant Williams proudly served our country both abroad and 
domestically from 1969 to 1973.
  As a Crew Chief on C-130Es, a military transport aircraft designed to 
operate from unpaved airstrips, Sergeant Williams was assigned to Tan 
Son Nhut Air Base in Vietnam, as well as Ching Chan Kang Air Base in 
Taiwan and Langley Air Base in Virginia. As Crew Chief, he was 
responsible for assisting supply delivery, relocating Vietnamese 
civilians out of danger, and retrieving the wounded and deceased.
  Among his many acts of heroism, Sergeant Williams prevented a hand 
grenade from detonation during a relocation operation, and also 
volunteered his service during a helicopter evacuation under live fire. 
After 4 years of valiant service, Sergeant Williams was honorably 
discharged from the U.S. Air Force.
  Please join me in thanking Sergeant Charles Terrial Williams for his 
bravery and heroic military service to our great Nation.

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