[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 9, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E879]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               IN RECOGNITION OF SFC JOHNATHAN D. HOGGATT

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                         HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 9, 2019

  Mr. WITTMAN. Madam Speaker, I am honored to recognize Sergeant First 
Class Johnathan D. Hoggatt for his military service.
  Sergeant First Class Hoggatt enlisted into military service as an 
Infantryman at Fort Benning, Georgia in 1998. He served in numerous 
infantry leadership positions from Fire Team Leader to Infantry Platoon 
Sergeant. His last assignment was as the Battalion S2/S3-Air and Ranger 
Instructor at the 6th Ranger Training Battalion. He is currently an 
Operations NCOIC with Easy Squadron, Asymmetric Warfare Group.
  His assignments include A Co, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 
Illinois National Guard (Mattoon, Illinois); HHC, 6th Ranger Training 
Battalion (Eglin AFB, FL); 1 Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd 
Infantry Division (Fort Carson, CO); and numerous Virginia National 
Guard Units. He has deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, where he served 
diligently and with honor to uphold and protect the freedoms this 
nation provides.
  SFC Hoggatt's military education includes Senior Leaders Course, 
Joint Fire Power Course, Joint Air Operations Command and Control 
Course, Military Free-Fall Basic Course, Battle Staff Course, 
Pathfinder Course, Tactical Certification Course, Jumpmaster Course, 
Basic Instructor Course, Emergency Medical Technician Course, Ranger 
School and Basic Airborne Course.
  SFC Hoggatt has earned the Master Parachutist Badge, Pathfinder 
Badge, Ranger Tab, Military Free-Fall Badge, Combat Infantryman's 
Badge, and several other awards and decorations. SFC Hoggatt holds a 
Bachelor of Science in Biology from Virginia Commonwealth University 
and is currently working on a Masters of Arts in Biomedical Science 
from Liberty University.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in celebrating the courage displayed 
and sacrifice made by Sergeant First Class Hoggatt during his time in 
our nation's armed forces. Our gratitude to Sergeant First Class 
Hoggatt and all our other servicemen and women cannot be expressed 
enough.

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