[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 149 (Monday, August 23, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E913]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING STAFF SERGEANT NICHOLAS J. JONES, UNITED STATES MARINE 
                                 CORPS

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                         HON. GREGORY F. MURPHY

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, August 23, 2021

  Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize and honor Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Jones, United States 
Marine Corps, for his honorable and devoted service to our great 
nation. Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Jones will be presented the Navy 
Cross by Marine Corps Commandant General David H. Berger during an 
August 26, 2021 ceremony at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
  The Navy Cross is our nation's second highest military decoration for 
valor awarded to a member of the U.S. Armed Forces who exhibits 
extraordinary heroism during combat. Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Jones, 
of the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, is an American hero who risked life 
and limb on March 8, 2020 conducting a counterattack against an ISIS 
stronghold in the Makhmur Mountains of Iraq. His fearless leadership 
and daring attitude saved countless lives that day. Our service members 
and our nation are safer because of his selflessness and decisiveness.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in honoring the sacrifice and service 
given by Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Jones. On behalf of the United 
States Congress, we thank Staff Sergeant Jones, and his family for his 
unwavering commitment to our nation. God bless our Marines and God 
bless the United States of America. Semper Fidelis.

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