[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 13509]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   REMEMBERING WILLIAM HENRY JOHNSON

 Mr. TESTER. Mr. President, today I wish to honor William Henry 
Johnson, a veteran of the United States Navy.
  William was born in Butte, MT, in 1944. He graduated from Butte High 
School and enrolled in college for a few years before joining the Navy.
  William was stationed on the USS Canberra, stationed out of San 
Diego. The Canberra, with William serving aboard, deployed to the South 
China Sea to provide support for the Vietnam War. During his 
deployment, William was injured in an accident on the ship. He was 
airlifted to the Naval Hospital at Subic Bay in the Philippines and 
then to the Naval Hospital in Bremerton, WA.
  William was honorably discharged and returned home to MT, where he 
married and had three children.
  It was my honor to track down the National Defense Service Medal and 
the Vietnam Service Medal William did not receive when he returned home 
from Vietnam. These decorations are small tokens, but they are powerful 
symbols of true heroism, sacrifice, and dedication to service. They are 
presented on behalf of a Nation that will never forget William Henry 
Johnson's service.

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