[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 200 (Wednesday, December 19, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H10323]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING THE LIFE OF STAFF SERGEANT MAXIMO FLORES

  (Mrs. LESKO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mrs. LESKO. Mr. Speaker, I ask for the members of the Arizona 
delegation to join me.
  Mr. Speaker, I and the rest of the Arizona delegation want to take a 
minute to honor the life of Staff Sergeant Maximo Flores.
  On December 6, Staff Sergeant Maximo Flores was killed during a 
midair collision involving a marine refueling aircraft and a fighter 
jet off the coast of Japan.
  Staff Sergeant Flores always wanted to be a marine, and he did not 
waste a moment. After his 2009 graduation from Valley Vista High School 
in Surprise, Arizona, in my district, he enlisted in the Marines and 
pursued the aviation field.
  His military service made his family proud, even as he lived in 
distant locations such as Japan, where he most recently served with 
Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 at Marine Corps Air 
Station Iwakuni.
  As Americans, we are unconditionally bound together by the value of 
freedom. Staff Sergeant Maximo Flores enlisted in the Marines and gave 
his life to keep our country safe. His service symbolizes the values 
America stands for. It represents the freedom he fought for, and for 
that I am eternally grateful.
  We can never repay the debt our Nation owes Staff Sergeant Flores or 
his family, but we will always remember him and how he led his life in 
the service of others.
  His family and loved ones are in our prayers as they grieve during 
this trying time, and Arizona is forever grateful for Staff Sergeant 
Flores' service and dedication to our country.

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