[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 10, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E13]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING DARWIN BYBEE

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                          HON. BETH VAN DUYNE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 10, 2024

  Ms. VAN DUYNE. Mr. Speaker. I rise today on behalf of a grateful 
Nation and the citizens of the Twenty-Fourth District of Texas, the 
2023 Congressional Veteran Commendation is hereby presented to Darwin 
Bybee, Master Sergeant, United States Air Force, of Coppell, Texas for 
the honorable service he performed while in the Armed Forces of the 
United States of America and for his continued service to his 
community.
  Mr. Bybee enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1958, serving as an 
intelligence specialist with service at the National Security Agency, 
an assignment as a consultant to Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's 
Strategic Evaluation Task Force, and in West Berlin during the height 
of the Cold War. His decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, 
the Air Force Commendation Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Air 
Force Good Conduct Medal with one Silver Oak Leaf Cluster, the Air 
Force Longevity Service Award with four Oak Leaf Clusters, the National 
Defense Service Medal, and Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon, the 
Army Good Conduct Medal, and the Army of Occupation Medal.
  The selflessness Mr. Bybee demonstrated in the U.S. Air Force 
continues with his service to his community. Over the past 15 years, he 
has served as a State Veterans Advocate at the VA Waco Regional Office 
and the American Legion Department of Texas. With the American Legion, 
he served in numerous positions of leadership including mentorship to 
the youth as Chairman of the Boys State Program. He also served as a 
precinct chair, a poll watcher, and in multiple leadership positions 
with the Heart of Texas Stamp Club. He was a volunteer of the AARP Tax-
Aide Program where he assisted senior citizens with their taxes across 
the DFW Metroplex. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Coppell 
Senior Center Advisory Committee.
  Mr. Bybee's service is consistent with the finest traditions of the 
United States Air Force and reflects great credit upon himself, the 
State of Texas, and the United States of America.

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