[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 58 (Thursday, April 25, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E547]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           IN MEMORY OF CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 2 JARETT YODER

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                          HON. PATRICK MEEHAN

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 25, 2013

  Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with my colleagues from 
Pennsylvania, the Honorable Charles W. Dent and the Honorable Jim 
Gerlach, for the solemn purpose of remembering and honoring the life of 
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jarett Yoder. On April 9, 2013, CW2 Yoder was 
tragically killed while serving our country. CW2 Yoder was just 26 
years old when his AH-64 Apache Helicopter crashed in Nangarhar 
Province Afghanistan. A Berks County, Pennsylvania native, CW2 Yoder 
was a 2005 graduate of Oley Valley High School in Oley, Pennsylvania 
and attended Reading Area Community College.
   CW2 Yoder joined the military in 2005, first serving in Company C of 
the 1st Battalion of the 111th Infantry of the Pennsylvania National 
Guard as an infantryman. He was then deployed to Iraq in 2008 with 
Company C and the rest of the Guard's 56th Stryker Brigade. In 2010, he 
then transitioned to the role of an aviation life support equipment 
officer and Apache pilot.
   CW2 Yoder was an exceptional Pennsylvanian and American who served 
his state and country with honor and great courage. His military 
decorations include the Army Commendation Medal, Army Reserve Component 
Achievement Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, and Driver and Mechanic 
Badge.
   We send our deepest condolences to CW2 Yoder's wife, Heather Garay-
Yoder, and his parents, Gary and Diane Yoder. CW2 Yoder goes to his 
rest with the eternal thanks of a most grateful nation.

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