[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 22, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H3465]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RECOGNIZING ROY SPRINGFIELD

  (Mrs. SPARTZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. SPARTZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Sergeant Roy 
Springfield of Anderson, Indiana, who served in the U.S. Army for 3 
years as a member of the elite Special Forces. Roy enlisted in the Army 
in 1961, where he completed his tour of duty in Vietnam and Laos.
  While evacuating a Special Forces base in Laos under intense enemy 
attack, Sergeant Springfield managed to grab an American flag and keep 
it from falling into enemy hands. He has retained and treasured this 
flag for more than six decades.
  After his time in the Army, Roy went on to serve his community for 27 
years as a police officer with the Anderson Police Department. In 1973, 
he also started the Police Athletic League in Anderson for 
disadvantaged youth.
  In recognition of his brave service to our Nation, it was my honor to 
present Sergeant Roy Springfield with a National Defense Service Medal 
and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal on January 26, 2024. I am 
extremely grateful for Roy's bravery and am humbled to express our 
appreciation on behalf of the American people in Indiana's Fifth 
Congressional District.

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