[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 15 (Monday, January 27, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E118]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING ARMY CAPTAIN CLAYTON CARPENTER

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                           HON. NITA M. LOWEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 27, 2014

  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the memory of my 
constituent, Army Captain Clayton Carpenter of Cortlandt Manor, New 
York, who recently lost his life during a helicopter training incident.
  Captain Carpenter leaves behind a loving mother and father, and I 
extend my thoughts and prayers to them during this time of pain and 
grief.
  A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Captain 
Carpenter flew Black Hawk helicopters in both Iraq and Afghanistan. A 
soldier dedicated to helping children, he even took time in the midst 
of the Iraq conflict to take photographs of the children's book figure 
Flat Stanley for use in classrooms in New York.
  Now, Congress must honor Captain Clayton and others who have made the 
ultimate sacrifice for our country and ensure our soldiers have the 
safest equipment possible for training and combat.

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