[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 171 (Thursday, September 30, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S6848]
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SENATE RESOLUTION 399--HONORING NORTH CAROLINIANS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IN THE ATTACK ON HAMID 
            KARZAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON AUGUST 26, 2021

  Mr. TILLIS (for himself and Mr. Burr) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services.:

                              S. Res. 399

       Whereas Marine Corps Sergeant Nicole L. Gee, born in 
     Roseville, a suburb of Sacramento, California, and assigned 
     to Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary 
     Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North 
     Carolina, made the ultimate sacrifice during the attack on 
     Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 26, 2021;
       Whereas Army Staff Sergeant Ryan C. Knauss, assigned to 9th 
     PSYOP Battalion, 8th PSYOP Group, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, 
     made the ultimate sacrifice during the attack on Hamid Karzai 
     International Airport on August 26, 2021;
       Whereas members of the Marine Corps, including Staff 
     Sergeant Darin T. Hoover of Salt Lake City, Utah, Sergeant 
     Johanny Rosario Pichardo of Lawrence, Massachusetts, Corporal 
     Hunter Lopez of Indio, California, Corporal Daegan W. Page of 
     Omaha, Nebraska, Corporal Humberto A. Sanchez of Logansport, 
     Indiana, Lance Corporal David L. Espinoza of Rio Bravo, 
     Texas, Lance Corporal Rylee J. McCollum of Jackson, Wyoming, 
     Lance Corporal Dylan R. Merola of Rancho Cucamonga, 
     California, Lance Corporal Kareem M. Nikoui of Norco, 
     California, and Lance Corporal Jared M. Schmitz of St. 
     Charles, Missouri, all made the ultimate sacrifice during the 
     attack on Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 26, 
     2021;
       Whereas Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class Maxton W. Soviak 
     of Berlin Heights, Ohio, made the ultimate sacrifice during 
     the attack on Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 
     26, 2021; and
       Whereas all those who served, fought, or perished in the 
     overall Global War On Terror have served valiantly in defense 
     of the United States: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) Marine Corps Sergeant Nicole L. Gee, Army Staff 
     Sergeant Ryan C. Knauss, and their fellow members of the 
     Armed Forces--
       (A) served the United States with honor and distinction; 
     and
       (B) represent the very best of the United States; and
       (2) the United States--
       (A) honors those brave members of the Armed Forces and 
     their families; and
       (B) shall never forget the services they rendered and 
     sacrifices they made in the defense of the United States.

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