[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 56 (Tuesday, April 2, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E299]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING THE VALIANT SERVICE OF SERGEANT EARL WESTBROOKS

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                           HON. MARK E. GREEN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 2, 2024

  Mr. GREEN of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and 
recognize the valiant service of Technical Sergeant Earl Westbrooks to 
his country and the United States Army.
  Sergeant Westbrooks answered the call of duty at the Perry County 
Courthouse in 1944 at the young age of seventeen. He completed basic 
training at Fort McClellan, Alabama, whereupon he served as a non-
commissioned officer in World War II and the early days of the Korean 
War. Prior to leaving Korea in 1948, Sergeant Westbrooks trained 
members of the South Korean Army in Chan-ju, which later proved 
instrumental to the defense from the brutal communist invasion in 1950.
  Upon completing his service overseas, Sergeant Westbrooks returned to 
finish his schooling, which had been cut short by the war, and on the 
same day his son graduated from Perry County High School, Sergeant 
Westbrooks earned his GED. Ever the servant leader, he is deeply 
involved in his community and an active member of Faith Baptist Church 
in Linden, Tennessee. He is also an excellent guitarist and a former 
player in Minnie Pearl's Grinder's Switch Skillet Lickers, which 
performed in Odessa, Texas.
  A proud veteran, Sergeant Westbrooks is an active VFW member, and he 
regularly represents WWII veterans at events across West and Middle 
Tennessee. While he traded in his military fatigues for civvies, he 
never stopped serving his country, and you can still find him in Perry 
County, Tennessee, wearing his World War II and Korea Veterans hats 
with pride.
  Sergeant Westbrooks and the love of his life, Mrs. Aline Hinson 
Westbrooks, celebrated 74 years of marriage earlier this year. 
Together, they have three children: Deborah Hardin, Kerry Westbrooks, 
and Lisa Stayrook.
  Technical Sergeant Earl Westbrooks has lived an admirable life marked 
by service, both to his community and his country. On behalf of the 
House of Representatives and as a fellow veteran, I commend him for his 
service to our district, the state of Tennessee, and the United States 
of America.

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