Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. press release, December 1, 1999

NEWS FROM Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. Second Congressional District of Maryland 1407 York Road, Suite 304 Lutherville, Maryland 2 1 093 315 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Jill Homan December 1, 1999 202/225-3061 CONGRESSMAN EHRLICH PRESENTS CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR IN MEMORY OF KOREAN WAR VETERAN TO MARYLAND SCHOOL WASHINGTON, D.C. - On December 2, Congressman Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. will present the Congressional Medal of Honor in Sergeant Donn Porter’s memory to his alma mater, Saint James School near Hagerstown, MD. What: Congressional Medal of Honor Ceremony Who: Congressman Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., Admiral James Holloway, U.S.N. Ret., former Chief of Naval Operations, Students of St. James School in Hagerstown Where: Chapel at Saint James School 17641 College Road St. James, MD (near Hagerstown) (Directions: From 1-70, take exit 29. South on Rt. 65 for 1 mile toward Sharpsburg & Antietam Battlefield. Right on College Road for 2 miles.) When: Thursday, December 2, 1999 2:00 PM Congressman Ehrlich stated, “It is a tremendous honor to have the opportunity to remember a Maryland hero, Sergeant Donn Porter, by presenting his alma mater with his Congressional Medal of Honor.” Originally, Sergeant Porter was awarded the nation’s highest decoration posthumously for his “incredible display of valor” in Korea during September, 1952. While under intense fire, the young sergeant killed six enemy soldiers in bayonet fighting and forced his opponents to flee before being killed. Porter’s “gallant self-sacrifice and consummate devotion to duty” saved his comrades. (cont’d)