Staff Sergeant Earl Jacobs Named Tennessee Second District's Veteran of the Month

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Mr. BURCHETT. Madam Speaker, before I get started, I would like to say how sorry I was to hear about Senator Dianne Feinstein passing this morning. I didn't agree with her on anything, but she was very kind to me every time I saw her, and I miss that up here.

Madam Speaker, I rise to honor Staff Sergeant Earl Jacobs, who honorably served this great Nation for 34 years.

Staff Sergeant Jacobs was born and raised in Clinton, North Carolina. He moved to Washington, D.C., after high school and entered the Army in 1953. He worked as a combat medic during the Korean war, where he served briefly in Korea and then in Germany. He spent his time in the helicopter transportation unit, where he provided care for patients during transportation to the hospital. Staff Sergeant Jacobs received an honorable discharge in March of 1955.

He joined the Army National Guard in Washington, D.C., before moving to Loudon County, Tennessee, where he served in the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Lenoir City. He was a medical noncommissioned officer, where he was a radiological monitor and a flight medical aidman. Staff Sergeant Jacobs retired from the Tennessee Army National Guard in 1992, Madam Speaker.

Our country's heroes are the men and women of our Armed Forces like Earl Jacobs, the ones who chose to wear our country's uniform. We seem to always honor those who dribble a basketball or throw a football or catch a baseball, but these are our real heroes who served and sacrificed for our freedom. It is my honor to recognize Staff Sergeant Earl Jacobs as the Tennessee Second District's September 2023 Veteran of the Month.

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