[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 124 (Wednesday, September 15, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1636]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


               REMEMBERING STAFF SERGEANT PHILLIP JENKINS

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                            HON. MIKE PENCE

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 15, 2010

  Mr. PENCE. Madam Speaker, I rise with a heavy heart to honor the 
sacrifice and courage of a young Hoosier who lost his life while 
supporting Operation New Dawn in Iraq.
  Staff Sergeant Phillip Jenkins was providing security for a visiting 
commander when he was mortally wounded by hostile fire. Despite the 
dangerous nature of military service, Staff Sergeant Jenkins always 
knew he wanted to join the Army. Like so many before him, Staff 
Sergeant Jenkins bravely answered the call of duty. We will long 
remember the passion and dedication he had for his country, and the joy 
he had for life.
  Staff Sergeant Jenkins is a true American hero, but the tragedy of 
such a loss as this is never easy. I give my most sincere condolences 
to Staff Sergeant Jenkins' wife, Melissa, and two young daughters, 
Lindly and Piper; mother, Rose Jenkins; sister Cassie Jenkins; mother-
in-law Debby Feurer; father-in-law Mike Hays; two brothers-in-law Matt 
Hays and Nick Hays; and paternal grandmother Darlene Carlile. The Good 
Book tells us that ``The Lord is close to the brokenhearted,'' and that 
is my prayer for the family of Staff Sergeant Phillip Jenkins.

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