[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 16364]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 LEGION OF VALOR BRONZE CROSS RECIPIENT

  (Mr. DesJARLAIS asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DesJARLAIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend an exceptional 
young leader from Rutherford County in Tennessee's Fourth District. 
Elizabeth Ethridge recently received the Legion of Valor Bronze Cross 
for leadership, a testament to her strong work ethic and dedication to 
her Junior ROTC battalion.
  An honor student at Smyrna High School, Elizabeth is exceptionally 
well-rounded. She is ranked in the top 10 percent of her class as well 
as of her JROTC grade. In addition to her service through JROTC, 
Elizabeth volunteers to give back to the community. Elizabeth is one of 
six Bronze Cross recipients, competing against cadets from more than 
200 schools for this great honor. Last month, Elizabeth was presented 
with the award at the Rutherford County Board of Education meeting.
  Elizabeth hopes to attend Vanderbilt University to study medicine and 
to one day join Doctors without Borders. I wish her the best of luck in 
her future endeavors, and I know she will continue to make our Fourth 
District proud.

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