[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13834]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING LIEUTENANT COLONEL CHARLES CHRIS HAGEMEISTER

  (Ms. JENKINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JENKINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Lieutenant Colonel 
Charles Chris Hagemeister of the United States Army.
  Lieutenant Colonel Hagemeister was with the 1st Cavalry Division and 
was awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry in action on 
March 20, 1967, in Vietnam.
  When Lieutenant Colonel Hagemeister's platoon came under attack, he 
disregarded his own safety and raced through deadly fire to provide aid 
to two of his wounded comrades. He then crawled forward to assist and 
encourage the platoon leader and other soldiers.
  While under fire at close range, the lieutenant colonel took a rifle 
from a fallen soldier, killed a sniper, three advancing soldiers, and 
silenced an enemy machine gunner.
  Unable to move the wounded, he again braved enemy fire and returned 
with help. Lieutenant Colonel Hagemeister then continued to administer 
aid and help remove his wounded brothers.
  It is for his extraordinary bravery and selflessness that I am proud 
to honor and remember the actions of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Chris 
Hagemeister.

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