[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 158 (Tuesday, September 14, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E975-E976]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF SERGEANT FIRST CLASS JASON BELUE

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                            HON. TRENT KELLY

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 14, 2021

  Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate 
the life of Staff Sergeant First Class Jason Belue who passed

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away on Thursday, August 26 at the 154th Regiment, Regional Training 
Institute, Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center in Hattiesburg, 
Mississippi. I join his friends, family, and loved ones in mourning his 
loss.
  Staff Sergeant Belue was a National Guard solider assigned to Charlie 
Troop, 1-98th Calvary Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team. At 
the time of his passing, Staff Sergeant Belue was attending the 
Maneuver Senior Leaders Course as a part of his professional military 
education and career advancement.
  He served in the U.S. Armed Forces for 24 years, earning the Army 
Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal (2nd Award), Army Good 
Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Army Reserve Component 
Achievement Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy Unit 
Commendation, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (2nd Award), 
Armed Forces Reserve Medal, (2nd Award), Global War on Terrorism 
Service Medal, the Combat Action Badge, ad Iraq Campaign medal (with 4 
campaign stars). He served on three deployments with the 155th Armored 
Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi National Guard in support off 
Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005 and again for Operation Enduring 
Freedom in 2009, then Operation Spartan Shield 2018 to 2019.
  Left to cherish his memory are his wife of twenty-two years, Jennifer 
Brents Belue; sons, Blake, Jason, and Bentley; and granddaughter Hazel. 
He is preceded in death by his grandparents.
  I am grateful for Staff Sergeant Belue's years of service to the 
state of Mississippi and this country.

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