[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 159 (Friday, September 29, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H4860-H4861]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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STAFF SERGEANT EARL JACOBS NAMED TENNESSEE SECOND DISTRICT'S VETERAN OF 
                               THE MONTH

  (Mr. BURCHETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURCHETT. Madam Speaker, before I get started, I would like to 
say

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how sorry I was to hear about Senator Dianne Feinstein passing this 
morning. I didn't agree with her on anything, but she was very kind to 
me every time I saw her, and I miss that up here.
  Madam Speaker, I rise to honor Staff Sergeant Earl Jacobs, who 
honorably served this great Nation for 34 years.
  Staff Sergeant Jacobs was born and raised in Clinton, North Carolina. 
He moved to Washington, D.C., after high school and entered the Army in 
1953. He worked as a combat medic during the Korean war, where he 
served briefly in Korea and then in Germany. He spent his time in the 
helicopter transportation unit, where he provided care for patients 
during transportation to the hospital. Staff Sergeant Jacobs received 
an honorable discharge in March of 1955.
  He joined the Army National Guard in Washington, D.C., before moving 
to Loudon County, Tennessee, where he served in the 278th Armored 
Cavalry Regiment in Lenoir City. He was a medical noncommissioned 
officer, where he was a radiological monitor and a flight medical 
aidman. Staff Sergeant Jacobs retired from the Tennessee Army National 
Guard in 1992, Madam Speaker.
  Our country's heroes are the men and women of our Armed Forces like 
Earl Jacobs, the ones who chose to wear our country's uniform. We seem 
to always honor those who dribble a basketball or throw a football or 
catch a baseball, but these are our real heroes who served and 
sacrificed for our freedom. It is my honor to recognize Staff Sergeant 
Earl Jacobs as the Tennessee Second District's September 2023 Veteran 
of the Month.

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