[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H258]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING THE LEGACY OF CAPTAIN JOHNATHAN BENTON

  (Mr. ELLZEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ELLZEY. Mr. Speaker, today, I come before the House of 
Representatives to honor the legacy of Captain Johnathan Benton. 
Captain Benton tragically lost his life on January 16, 2023, in a small 
plane crash.
  Johnathan was a man of service. He served our country faithfully for 
over 25 years in the Air Force. During that time, he was a command 
pilot with over 4,000 hours in the C-130 and KC-135. He was also an 
instructor and evaluator pilot.
  He spent over 750 days deployed in support of conflicts in Bosnia, 
Afghanistan, and Iraq. He eventually retired as a lieutenant colonel in 
the U.S. Air Force's Air National Guard for the State of Oklahoma.
  After his time in the military, Johnathan served as the Government 
Affairs Committee chairman for CAPA as well as the Allied Pilots 
Association.
  Johnathan never stopped serving our country. Through his role as 
chairman for CAPA and APA, he continued to advocate on behalf of 
Americans.
  To his wife, Bridget, and two children, Nathan and Ashlynn Marie, I 
am truly sorry. Your husband and father was a great man. He had a great 
big heart and loved you all dearly. What he gave our country cannot be 
summed up in a 1-minute speech, but the legacy he leaves and the good 
works he has done will last forever.

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