[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6323]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING ARMY STAFF SERGEANT JORGE ANTONIO SCATLIFFE

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                       HON. DONNA M. CHRISTENSEN

                         of the virgin islands

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 15, 2011

  Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and 
memory of Army Staff Sergeant Jorge Antonio Scatliffe, who died in 
Mosul, Iraq, on April 3, 2011, in support of Operation New Dawn. Staff 
Sergeant Scatliffe was the 7th soldier from my district, the U.S. 
Virgin Islands, to die in the Middle East since the outbreak of 
hostilities in the wake of the tragedy of September 11, 2001.
  Staff Sergeant Scatliffe, 32, was assigned to E Company, 27th Brigade 
Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. He grew up 
on the island of St. Croix and attended the Lew Muckle Elementary 
School, the Elena Christian Junior High School, St. Croix Central High 
School and was one of the first graduates of the St. Croix Educational 
Complex.
  Staff Sergeant Scatliffe joined the Army in April of 1998 as a 
Bradley Fighting Vehicle system maintenance man. His first deployments 
to Iraq began in April 2003 and ended in 2004. He was redeployed in 
December 2005 and served until December 2006 and once again from June 
2008 to May 2009. Staff Sergeant Scatliffe was on his fourth tour of 
duty in Iraq, which he began in 2010 and ended tragically on April 3rd 
of this year, when he gave the ultimate sacrifice for his country, his 
precious life.
  Staff Sergeant Scatliffe received many awards and decorations which 
includes two Army Commendation Medals, three Army Achievement Medals, 
four Army Good Conduct Medals, a National Defense Service Medal, an 
Iraqi Campaign Medal with campaign stars, a Global War on Terrorism 
Medal, Overseas Service Ribbons, an Army Service Ribbon, a Driver and 
Mechanic Badge for Mechanics, a Driver and Mechanic Badge for Wheel 
Vehicle Drivers and a Driver and Mechanic Badge for Tracked Vehicle 
Drivers.
  Mr. Speaker, Staff Sergeant Scatliffe was a man who deeply loved his 
family, especially his mother, Sarah, with whom he maintained a close 
relationship. He is also mourned by his brothers, Robert and Raymond, 
and a circle of family, friends and fellow soldiers who are broken 
hearted at the loss of an exceptional young man.
  I extend my sincere condolences to the family, friends and fellow 
soldiers of Staff Sergeant Jorge Scatliffe on behalf of the people of 
the U.S. Virgin Islands, the U.S. Congress and the entire nation. Your 
service and your sacrifice will not be forgotten.

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