[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 17, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E393]
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                   HONORING ONE OF OUR FALLEN HEROES

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                           HON. LINCOLN DAVIS

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 17, 2004

  Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I 
request the honor of distinguishing Sergeant First Class Gregory Hicks. 
I pay tribute to this exceptional soldier, husband, and father, who 
tragically died near Fajullah, Iraq on board a UH-60 Blackhawk 
helicopter.
  Sergeant Hicks was assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry 
Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, based in Fort Hood, Texas. A recipient 
of the Purple Heart and Army Achievement Medal, among others, Sergeant 
Hicks had distinguished himself as a man of honor and integrity.
  Campbell County and the Fourth Congressional District of Tennessee 
lost a great individual. It was with great personal joy when I heard 
the small community of Duff, Tennessee, where Sergeant Hicks was 
raised, rallied around the family in their time of need.
  Accordingly, I would like to express my deepest sympathy to his wife, 
Melinda, his children, Chris and Jennifer, his mother and father, 
Clayton and Flora, and his siblings, Sandra, Stephen and Minnie on 
their tremendous loss. We honor his memory here today so that they will 
know that we all share their loss. Sergeant Hicks was a man devoted to 
his family, his country, and his community.
  Mr. Speaker, I am deeply honored to pay tribute to the life and 
memory of First Sergeant Gregory Hicks. Never withholding their 
services in the face of war, Tennessee's citizens have always been 
celebrated for their wartime valor. Sergeant Hicks fought to keep his 
family and country safe and for that we are forever indebted. My 
thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Sergeant Hicks. 
It is with much respect that as a member of Congress I may honor his 
service.

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