[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 117 (Thursday, July 24, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1221-E1222]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING THE LIFE AND DEDICATED SERVICE OF SENIOR AIRMAN TIMOTHY J. 
                      WRIGHT OF PENSACOLA, FLORIDA

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 24, 2014

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, it is with profound sadness and 
deep sympathy that I pay tribute to the life and dedicated service of 
Senior Airman Timothy J. ``Tim'' Wright, of Pensacola, Florida. Tim 
passed away on July 17, 2014 as a result of injuries sustained during a 
military readiness exercise at Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, North 
Carolina.
   Senior Airman Wright, who graduated from the Pensacola Christian 
Academy in 2003, joined the Air Force in 2009. As a medic, he was first 
stationed at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California, where he 
was awarded two medals for Meritorious Service and Outstanding 
Achievement. He deployed twice to Afghanistan and earned the Air Force 
Achievement Medal for his service with the 651st Expeditionary 
Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron in Kandahar and the Air Force 
Achievement Medal for Outstanding Achievement for his service with the 
455th Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron at Bagram Airfield. 
During his deployments, he showed interest in becoming an aeromedical 
evacuation technician, and after successfully completing his training, 
Senior Airman Wright was transferred to Pope Airfield where he joined 
the 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron in May 2014.
   Throughout his career, Senior Airman Wright displayed an unyielding 
commitment to

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protect and defend this great country and to care for his fellow 
warriors. To his parents, David and Sylvia; brothers, Aaron and Mathew; 
and to all of his family and friends, we owe our eternal gratitude. Tim 
touched the lives of many and displayed dedication to duty and courage 
of heart. He will always be remembered for his selfless service to this 
great Nation, and his life will continue to inspire those who knew him 
best and those who follow in his footsteps.
   Mr. Speaker, on behalf of a grateful United States Congress, I am 
privileged to honor the life of Senior Airman Timothy J. Wright. My 
wife, Vicki, joins me in offering our most sincere condolences and 
prayers to his family and friends. May God continue to bless them and 
the brave men and women of our United States Armed Forces.

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