[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 133 (Friday, August 4, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1114]
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 HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF U.S. ARMY SERGEANT JONATHON MICHAEL 
                                 HUNTER

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                            HON. LUKE MESSER

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 4, 2017

  Mr. MESSER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and service 
of U.S. Army Sergeant Jonathon Michael Hunter, who was killed in the 
line of duty on Wednesday, August 2, 2017, in Afghanistan.
  Jonathon graduated from Columbus East High School in 2011 and went on 
to study music at Indiana State University on an ROTC scholarship. 
After a year at Indiana State, Jonathon returned home to work and 
decided to follow his family's military tradition by joining the U.S. 
Army on April 8, 2014. Jonathon was in the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 
82nd Airborne Division stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina and was 
deployed to Afghanistan on July I, 2017. He earned his Expert 
Infantryman Badge and was recently promoted to sergeant.
  Jonathon is survived by his wife, Whitney Michelle Hunter, and 
parents, Mark Hunter, Kimberly Thompson and step-father Brian Thompson, 
to whom I extend my deepest sympathies.
  On behalf of all Hoosiers, I thank Sergeant Hunter for his service 
and sacrifice to our nation. He represented his community, state, and 
country, with honor and dignity. We continue to pray for his family, 
friends, and all who knew Jonathon. Our hearts are with you. His 
service and sacrifice will always be remembered.

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