[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 177 (Thursday, December 8, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6914-S6915]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, today I wish to pay tribute to four 
servicemembers from California or based in California who have died 
while serving our country in Operation Freedom's Sentinel and in 
Operation Inherent Resolve since I last entered names into the record.


                      Staff Sergeant John W. Perry

  SSG John W. Perry, 30, of Stockton, CA, died November 12, 2016, of 
injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device in Bagram, 
Afghanistan. Staff Sergeant Perry was assigned to the Headquarters and 
Headquarters Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Sustainment 
Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, TX.


                   Chief Petty Officer Jason C. Finan

  CPO Jason C. Finan, 34, of Anaheim, CA, died October 20, 2016, in 
northern Iraq, of wounds sustained in an improvised explosive device 
blast. Chief Petty Officer Finan was assigned to Explosive Ordnance 
Disposal Mobile Unit Three.

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                   Staff Sergeant Matthew V. Thompson

  SSG Matthew V. Thompson, 28, of Irvine, CA, died August 23, 2016, in 
Helmand Province, Afghanistan, of injuries caused by an improvised 
explosive device that detonated near his patrol while conducting 
dismounted operations. Staff Sergeant Thompson was assigned to the 3rd 
Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Joint Base Lewis-
McChord, WA.


            Petty Officer First Class Charles H. Keating IV

  PO1 Charles H. Keating IV, 31, of San Diego, CA, died May 3, 2016, in 
Tall Usquf, Iraq, of combat related causes. Petty Officer First Class 
Keating was assigned to a West Coast-based Navy SEAL Team.

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