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HONORING TREVOR BRUNELL
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HON. JEFFERSON VAN DREW
of new jersey
in the house of representatives
Friday, October 7, 2022
Mr. VAN DREW. Madam Speaker, last week, I had the pleasure of attending a ceremony and reception for Wounded Warrior Week in Mays Landing, South Jersey. At the event, Staff Sergeant Trevor Brunell, a United States Army Ranger, was honored for his service to our nation.
Trevor was born in Pennsylvania in 1993 and was raised in Maryland, where he graduated top of his high school class. After attending community college for a few months, he enlisted in the United States Army with a contract for training to become an Army Ranger. Following the basic ranger training, Trevor attended airborne school and then the Ranger Assessment and Selection Program. In the spring of 2014, once he had completed all the required trainings, he was assigned to Fort Benning, Georgia.
Trevor was deployed in the winter of 2014 to bravely serve our great nation in Afghanistan. In 2016, he sustained injuries in Afghanistan and underwent 33 surgeries, had a prosthetic leg installed below the knee, and spent 6 months bedridden. Miraculously, Trevor regained his strength and returned to Afghanistan in the winter of 2017. During his final deployment, he reinjured parts of his knee and underwent 10 more surgeries. In August of 2022, Trevor was medically discharged from the Army due to these injuries.
SSG Trevor Brunell is a brave and resilient patriot, and I want to thank him for his heroic service to our great nation. God Bless SSG Trevor Brunell, and God Bless our America.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 161(1), Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 161(2)
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