[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 95 (Friday, June 8, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E805]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    REMEMBERING JOHN WESLEY WARDROP

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                           HON. BRADLEY BYRNE

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, June 8, 2018

  Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember a great Alabamian 
who tragically died the morning of Thursday, May 31 in a single-car 
crash near Atmore, Alabama.
  At 10 a.m., an Alabama Army National Guard Humvee was involved in an 
automobile accident on I-65 that killed one soldier and injured the 
other. John Wesley Wardrop, 38, of Satsuma was killed when his 2009 
military Humvee left the roadway and overturned.
  Wardrop had devoted much of his life to serving our state and nation. 
He was a squad leader for the Alabama National Guard's 1165th Military 
Police Company out of Fairhope. At the time of the crash, he was on a 
mission preparing for his unit's annual training.
  Wardrop was a staff sergeant for the National Guard. He served our 
country in the military for over twenty years and completed four tours 
of duty overseas.
  Family members say that Wardrop was a man of steadfast faith. The 
night before his passing, he visited Living Hope Church in Saraland and 
made a donation to support the children's bible school program. He 
embodied what it means to be a servant leader.
  Sergeant Wardrop left this worldly place helping others. That legacy 
of service and sacrifice is how he should always be remembered.
  On behalf of Alabama's First Congressional District, I want to share 
our deepest condolences with his wife, Terri, and their two children, 
Madi and Logan. I hope you can take comfort in knowing that Sergeant 
Wardrop will forever be remembered for his service and sacrifice to our 
community, state, and nation.

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