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




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         HONORING SPECIALIST FIFTH CLASS CLARENCE EUGENE SASSER

  (Mr. WEBER of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WEBER of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the heroic 
efforts of Specialist Fifth Class Clarence Eugene Sasser of the United 
States Army.
  A native Texan, from Rosharon, Specialist Fifth Class Clarence Sasser 
was with the 9th Infantry Division and received his Medal of Honor for 
actions of immense gallantry on January 10, 1968, in Vietnam.
  While his company was making an air assault, they were surrounded at 
the landing zone and suffered 30 casualties in the first few minutes. 
In order to assist the wounded, Specialist Fifth Class Sasser ran 
through open fire several times. He ignored his own need for medical 
attention in order to provide care to his fellow men. When both of his 
legs were immobilized, Sergeant First Class Sasser dragged himself into 
a position to assist others and then encouraged soldiers to crawl to 
safety where he tended to their wounds until evacuation.
  It is for his upholding of the highest military values that I am 
proud to honor the actions of Specialist Fifth Class Clarence Eugene 
Sasser.
  I'm Randy Weber, and that's the way it is in America.

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