[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 72 (Friday, May 18, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E846]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING ARMY SPECIALIST JASON K. EDENS

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                         HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 18, 2012

  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, the greatest acts of true and chosen 
service require sacrifice. From time to time, these acts of sacrifice 
are small and yet noble. Then there are the moments where the act is 
total and complete, ultimate in its finality and lasting in its 
devotion. I rise today to honor Army Specialist Jason K. Edens for his 
fidelity to freedom and freedom's cause.
  Spc. Edens was a 2007 graduate of Franklin High School. Determined to 
join the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, he joined the Army to 
improve the chances of achieving his dream. He was deployed in the 
Global War on Terror and assigned to the 1st Squadron, 13th Calvary 
Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division in Fort Bliss, 
Texas. He was wounded in an enemy attack in Laghaman province in 
Afghanistan and died at Walter Reed Hospital in Maryland.
  A beloved member of the Williamson County community, Specialist Edens 
will be greatly missed by his wife, Ashley, his parents, his family, 
and all who knew him. I ask my colleagues to join with me in honoring 
Spc. Edens as we remember all those who have given the ultimate act of 
sacrifice for their country.

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