[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14880]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO SPECIALIST JOSHUA L. REED

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                            HON. JIM JORDAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 20, 2012

  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Army 
Specialist Joshua L. Reed, who died at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, on August 
4.
  Josh was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, in 1990 to Lloyd and Tonja 
Reed. A 2009 graduate of Benjamin Logan High School, Josh participated 
in football and wrestling and also enjoyed skateboarding, snowboarding, 
and quad racing.
  Enlisting in the Army in February 2010, Josh graduated from the 
Multiple Launch Rocket System Crewmember Advanced Individual Training 
Course at Fort Sill later that year. He was an ammunition specialist 
with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery, and was 
awarded the Army Certificate of Achievement and the Army Achievement 
Medal.
  Josh is survived by a loving family, including his wife, Teosha Reed 
of Lawton, Oklahoma; his parents; two brothers, Nicholas Thompson and 
Tristan Reed; and grandparents Elva Karns and Lewis ``Butch'' and Judy 
Lenhart.
  Josh courageously volunteered to serve in defense of his family, his 
community, his state, and his nation. Every American lives under the 
blanket of safety he helped provide. For this, we owe him and his 
family a great debt of gratitude.
  Josh will be deeply missed. But the strength of his character and the 
courage he demonstrated through his service will live on.

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