[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 60 (Thursday, April 6, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E475]
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  RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF FALLEN MISSISSIPPI SOLDIER ARMY SPECIALIST 
                       (SPC) LARRY KENYATTA BROWN

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                            HON. TRENT KELLY

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 6, 2017

  Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in memory of Army 
Specialist (SPC) Larry Kenyatta Brown who paid the ultimate sacrifice 
while defending our nation April 6, 2006, during Operation Iraqi 
Freedom III. SPC Brown was mortally wounded during a combat mission to 
liberate the Iraqi city of Karbala. SPC Brown was assigned to C 
Company, 1st Battalion, 414 Infantry Regiment, Fort Riley, Kansas.
  SPC Brown, a Jackson native, attended Bailey Magnet High School where 
he was a track and basketball athlete. His high school principal, 
Dorothy Terry, said SPC Brown was a serious young man who was kind. 
Terry said SPC Brown also had a great sense of humor.
  During the funeral held at Blacks Chapel Baptist Church, Brigadier 
General Frank Helmick described SPC Brown's devotion to our nation.
  ``Larry Brown displayed the intensive fortitude to fight and complete 
the mission even though it meant giving his life for our country.''
  Hundreds of people came to the funeral including twenty-nine soldiers 
from Fort Riley. Ten soldiers from Fort Polk, Louisiana carried Brown's 
coffin.
  SPC Brown's bravery and courage in service to our nation will always 
be remembered.

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