[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 108 (Monday, August 8, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: August 8, 1994]
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            CONDOLENCES TO CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER KENNY JONES

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, August 8, 1994

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, today I speak of four soldiers who recently 
died in the line of duty. This tragedy stands as evidence to the risks 
that our men and women in uniform face even in times of peace.
  On the morning of July 31, 1994, an Army CH-47 Chinook from Olathe, 
KS, crashed into the Osage River near Wardsville, MO. The helicopter 
was on a routine training flight from Jefferson City to Cape Girardeau 
when it apparently hit a cluster of power lines. All four crewmen were 
killed.
  One of the men aboard that Chinook was CWO, U.S. Army Reserve, Kenny 
Jones. Chief Jones was a resident of my district from Clinton, MO. He 
is survived by a wife and two daughters. Having served in the U.S. Army 
Reserve since 1985, Chief Jones was a decorated veteran who served his 
country honorably in the Persian Gulf war in Operations Desert Shield 
and Desert Storm.
  It is with great sympathy and a strong sense or loss that we extend 
our condolences to the family of Chief Warrant Officer Jones. America 
has lost a fine soldier and patriot. Thanks to the hard work and 
dedication of individuals like Chief Jones, our Army will be trained 
and ready to fight any and all of our nation's wars.

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