[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 30, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H298]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    MOMENT OF SILENCE HONORING WILLIAM JEROME RIVERS, KENNEDY LADON 
                SANDERS, AND BREONNA ALEXSONDRIA MOFFETT

  (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, this past weekend, Georgia 
tragically lost three of our soldiers in an attack on our military in 
Jordan. Two were from the First District of Georgia. All three were 
Army reservists assigned to the 718th Engineer Company, 926th Engineer 
Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade at Fort Moore, Georgia.
  Breonna Alexsondria Moffett was 23 years old. She was a native of 
Savannah. She went to Windsor Forest High School where she was a member 
of the Mighty Marching Nights drum majors.
  Kennedy Ladon Sanders was 24 years old and from Waycross. Flags are 
at half staff in Waycross and Ware County in honor of Sanders.
  Both women were supporting Operation Inherent Resolve during this 
Jordan deployment.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Ferguson) to 
tell us about the third servicemember.
  Mr. FERGUSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to one of my 
constituents, Sergeant William Jerome Rivers of Carrollton, Georgia.
  Originally from New Jersey, he enlisted in the Army Reserves in 2011 
and moved to the great State of Georgia in 2015, and he loved the great 
State of Georgia.
  He completed a rotation in Iraq in support of Operation Inherent 
Resolve. He was highly decorated. He was a good friend, hard worker, 
and very dedicated.
  Today, we rise to recognize that his sacrifice will never be 
forgotten, and we rise to express our deepest prayers and sympathies 
for his beloved Darlene and his son, William, Jr. May we continue to 
support the lives of our servicemembers.
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, our brave servicemembers put 
their lives on the line every day, and we owe our freedoms and security 
to them.
  I ask my colleagues representing the State of Georgia and all those 
here to join me in a moment of silence in honor of our brave heroes who 
made the ultimate sacrifice.

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