[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 161 (Friday, September 28, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H9396]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     THANKING ARMY SPECIALIST RYAN WILCOX AND HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS

  (Ms. TENNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. TENNEY. Mr. Speaker, Army Specialist Ryan Wilcox heroically 
served our Nation in two combat tours.
  Specialist Wilcox first deployed to Iraq as a combat engineer with 
the 479th Engineer Battalion. In 2007, he suffered a gunshot wound to 
his leg at that time.
  In 2012, he returned to Active Duty in Afghanistan with the 444th 
Engineer Battalion. During this tour, he suffered chronic pain 
resulting, ultimately, in the amputation of his right leg.
  Now retired, Specialist Wilcox is looking to start a new life in 
upstate New York with his fiancee, Sara, and their two children, 
Nicholas and Juliana.
  This Saturday, a terrific organization known as Homes for Our Troops 
will donate a specially adapted home in Mexico, New York, for 
Specialist Wilcox and his family. This home will allow him to navigate 
easily throughout his home so he can focus more on his family, 
finishing college, and continuing his work to help fellow veterans in 
need.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in thanking Specialist Wilcox for his 
heroic service to our Nation, as well as honoring, congratulating, and 
thanking Homes for Our Troops for helping transform the lives of our 
Nation's heroes like Ryan Wilcox and his family.

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