[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 13866-13867]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASS CLAYTON R. BEAUCHAMP

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                            HON. KAY GRANGER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 11, 2012

  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the service of Petty 
Officer 3rd Class Clayton R. Beauchamp who was killed on August 7, 2012 
in Helmand Province, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring 
Freedom. Petty Officer Beauchamp was serving with the 1st Battalion, 
1st Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, based at Camp Pendleton, 
California.
  Petty Officer Beauchamp was from Weatherford, TX. He graduated from 
Weatherford High School in 2009 and enlisted in the Navy that July. 
Petty Officer Beauchamp is one of three siblings who have all chosen to 
serve in the United States Navy. His brother, Christopher Beauchamp, is 
a six-year Navy corpsman serving his third tour overseas, and his 
younger sister, Cheyenne Beauchamp, is in the Navy Security Forces, 
stationed in Virginia. According to friends, Clay always knew he wanted 
to serve after high school, and he signed up at the first possible 
opportunity on his 17th birthday, Jan. 16, 2008, more than a year 
before graduation.
  Petty Officer Beauchamp, a medical corpsman, had earned a Combat 
Action Ribbon, Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Navy Good Conduct 
Medal, Navy Expert ribbons in rifle and pistol and the Fleet Marine 
Force Enlisted Warfare Specialist device, and was posthumously awarded 
the Purple Heart.
  Petty Officer 3rd Class Clayton R. Beauchamp was a true patriot and 
made the ultimate sacrifice defending his country. I wish to extend my 
condolences to Petty Officer Beauchamp's parents, Jack and Diana, and 
his sister Cheyenne and brothers Christopher, Brian and Timothy, and 
hope that they continue to find solace in his lasting impact on this 
grateful nation, his fellow soldiers, and our community.

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