[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 33 (Friday, February 23, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E169]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN JACK CASEY

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                           HON. CHRIS PAPPAS

                            of new hampshire

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 23, 2024

  Mr. PAPPAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and service 
of Captain Jack Casey of Dover, New Hampshire.
  On February 7, 2024, Captain Casey was among 4 other Marines who 
tragically died in a CH-53E helicopter crash in Pine Valley, 
California.
  Captain Casey was commissioned in the Marine Corps on May 16, 2019, 
and was promoted to the rank of Captain on September 1, 2023. As a 
Marine, Captain Casey was a member of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing's 
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, nicknamed the Flying Tigers, 
where he was a pilot. During his career, Captain Casey was awarded the 
National Defense Service Medal.
  Captain Casey and his family are well known and loved throughout his 
hometown of Dover, New Hampshire, where he attended Saint Mary Academy 
and St. Thomas Aquinas High School. After graduation, he went on to 
attend Virginia Military Institute (VMI) where he was a physics major 
and Company I commander for the 2018-2019 academic year. After 
graduating from VMI, he trained at flight school in Corpus Christi.
  Captain Casey truly loved his life and lived it in service to others. 
He married his beloved wife Emma on December 3, 2022. Among his fellow 
service members, classmates, and friends, Captain Casey was known as a 
charismatic, helpful, and humble young man that made a positive impact 
on all. Back home, community leaders and teachers knew him as not only 
a smart and energetic student, but also a kind and joyous individual 
with a bright future. We are forever grateful for his selfless service 
and ultimate sacrifice.
  During this difficult time, my thoughts and condolences are with his 
wife Emma, his parents Catherine and James, his siblings, James, 
Patrick, Sean, and Catherine, and all of Captain Casey's loved ones. On 
behalf of the constituents of New Hampshire's First Congressional 
District, I commend Captain Casey for his service and sacrifice to our 
Nation. He will be dearly missed.

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