{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2026-02-23-pt1-PgE153-5", "2026-02-23", 119, 2, null, null, "HONORING THE HEROIC MILITARY SERVICE OF SPECIALIST-5 MANUEL LEE CAMPBELL", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "HONORING", "E153", "E154", "[{\"name\": \"Diana Harshbarger\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "172 Cong. Rec. E153", "Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 35 (Monday, February 23, 2026)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 2026)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Pages E153-E154]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n    HONORING THE HEROIC MILITARY SERVICE OF SPECIALIST-5 MANUEL LEE\n                                CAMPBELL\n\n                                  _____\n\n                         HON. DIANA HARSHBARGER\n\n                              of tennessee\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Monday, February 23, 2026\n\n  Mrs. HARSHBARGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the valiant\nmilitary service of Manuel Lee Campbell of Johnson City in Washington\nCounty, Tennessee, or simply ``Lee'' for those who know him best. As a\npartner of the 50th Anniversary Vietnam War Commemoration, I had the\nhonor of recognizing Lee in-person at one of our local ceremonies last\nyear.\n  SP-5 Campbell was drafted by the U.S. Army in September 1966, where\nhe completed Basic Training and Advanced Infantry Training at Fort\nJackson, South Carolina, and soon received orders to report to Oakland\nArmy Base,\n\n[[Page E154]]\n\nCalifornia for deployment to Vietnam. He arrived at Bien Hoa Airbase,\nVietnam and was transported to the 90th Replacement Battalion and then\nto the 199th Light Infantry Brigade Main Base in March 1967. He served\nas a Combat Infantry Radio Telephone Operator in Charlie Company, 4th\nBattalion, 12th Infantry. The company would deploy from base camp to\n``the field'' on Eagle Flights by ``Huey'' helicopters and would then\nset up a Command Post, with most combat missions conducted at the\nplatoon level. SP-5 Campbell has described his duties as endless Search\n& Destroy patrols through jungles and rice paddies during the day and\nsetting up ambush defensive perimeters with 3-man positions at night.\nDespite the daunting challenges of the mission, which required\ncontacting the elusive enemy, the Viet Cong (VC) Guerrilla forces, and\nsurviving the ensuing firefights, SP-5 Campbell and the Charlie Company\nsucceeded in gathering vital operations intelligence for the U.S. Army.\nOn July 2, 1967, PFC Campbell was Wounded in Action in a firefight with\nthe VC on a Search & Destroy patrol. For his bravery and sacrifice to\nour country, PFC Campbell received the Purple Heart. Despite his\ninjury, PFC Campbell remained in Vietnam in service to our great\nNation. While assigned to Headquarters Company at the 199th Infantry\nBrigade Main Base, shortly after midnight on January 30, 1968, SP-4\nCampbell witnessed the infamous Tet Offensive begin, where the North\nVietnamese Army and the Viet Cong launched a series of well-coordinated\nattacks on cities, towns, and large military bases all over South\nVietnam. SP-4 Campbell courageously served as part of the last line of\ndefense for Brigade Headquarters, and we thank him and his comrades for\nensuring our enemy never broke through the Brigade's perimeter\ndefenses. Finally in March 1968, SP-5 Campbell returned to the 90th\nReplacement Battalion and back to the Bien Hoa Airbase for the flight\nhome.\n  Please stand with me to honor SP-5 Campbell for his bravery and\ndedication, which will always be treasured by our Nation, our community\nin East Tennessee, and everyone who knows him.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2026-02-23-pt1-PgE153-5"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 29.16782209649682, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}