[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 110 (Thursday, July 21, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1381]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             STAFF SERGEANT EDWARD D. MILLS JR. REMEMBRANCE

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                           HON. JASON ALTMIRE

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 21, 2011

  Mr. ALTMIRE. Mr. Speaker, on May 26, 2011, a hero from western 
Pennsylvania was lost in Afghanistan. Staff Sergeant Edward D. Mills 
Jr. was killed by a bomb planted by insurgents as he was serving 
bravely on his third overseas tour since joining the Army in 2005.
  I, along with all Americans, am extremely grateful for his brave and 
honorable service in the United States Army during such an important 
period in our nation's history. Mills graduated from Union High School 
and is survived by his wife, Amanda Brenner and parents Edward Mills 
Sr. and Kathie Greenawalt from New Castle, Pennsylvania.
  During his 6-year career as an infantryman, Staff Sergeant Mills 
received the Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement 
Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, 
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Arrowhead Device, Iraq Campaign Medal, 
Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization Medal, Air Assault Badge, Parachutist Badge, Pathfinder 
Badge, and Combat Infantryman Badge.
  He was an example of service, dedication, and the values that make 
western Pennsylvania and our country great. We will miss him dearly as 
a hero and asset to our community, and my thoughts and prayers go out 
to his family in New Castle.

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