[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 18, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E38]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             IN HONOR AND MEMORY OF SERGEANT AARON BENNETT

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 18, 2012

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and memory of 
Sergeant Aaron Bennett, a highly decorated U.S. Army sergeant.
  Sgt. Bennett was born in Mississippi and raised in Hawaii and Ohio. 
He attended Valley Forge High School in Parma Heights, where he was a 
member of the swim team. He graduated in 2003.
  Sgt. Bennett joined the U.S. Army in 2007 and served as an 
infantryman with the 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade 
Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division. He completed a yearlong tour in 
Iraq in June of 2011. Additionally, Sgt. Bennett was a member of the 
Presidential Honor Guard and was recently selected to participate in 
Scouts and Ranger Sniper School.
  Because of his bravery and service to the country, Sgt. Bennett was 
awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, an Army Commendation Medal, the 
Army Good Conduct Medal and the Iraqi Campaign Medal. Sgt. Bennett was 
also the recipient of the Army Achievement Medal which he earned by 
saving the lives of two soldiers injured in a mortar attack.
  I offer my condolences to his wife, Michelle; parents, David and 
Sally; and sister, Rachel.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring the memory of 
one of our country's heroes, Sergeant Aaron Bennett.

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