[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 73 (Friday, April 28, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E559]
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  RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF FALLEN SOLDIER ARMY CORPORAL (CPL) KEVIN W. 
                                 PRINCE

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                            HON. TRENT KELLY

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 28, 2017

  Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in memory of Army 
Corporal (CPL) Kevin William Prince, who paid the ultimate sacrifice 
while defending our nation on April 23, 2005, during Operation Iraqi 
Freedom. CPL Prince was killed when an improvised explosive device 
detonated near his humvee while on patrol in Iskandariyah, Iraq.
  CPL Prince, an Ohio native, was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 11th 
Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, California, which was attached to 
the 155th Brigade Combat Team (BCT) from Mississippi. He enlisted in 
the Army in 2001 with plans to go to college after he returned from 
Iraq. CPL Prince was trained to operate a Bradley Fighting Vehicle 
prior to his deployment to Iraq on January 9, 2005. Before he left, CPL 
Prince told his family he had bought a Bible to take with him.
  Before joining the Army, CPL Prince loved playing soccer, something 
he enjoyed from a young age. He worked part-time at his parent's bagel 
shop. His brother, Jason Prince, said Kevin was someone who really 
enjoyed life and loved his family.
  ``He was only 22. He still had a lot more life left,'' Prince shared 
with Associated Press. ``I want people to know he's not just a number. 
There's a face behind that number.''
  CPL Prince is survived by his parents, Ron and Susan Price, brother 
and sister-in-law, Jason and Ember Prince; his maternal grandparents, 
William and Evelyn Martin; his paternal grandmother, Ruth Miller; aunts 
and uncles, Carole and Rich Frazee and Jayne and Lon Slabaugh, Rick and 
Susan Prince, Steve and Judy Miller, Cathy and Dennis McDonnell, Mike 
and Helen Miller; and cousins, Patrick, Angie, Lori, Shanese, Nicole 
and Morgan Slaubaugh.
  His dedication to protecting our nation will not be forgotten.

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