[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8019]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                   HONORING SERGEANT JABRAUN S. KNOX

  (Mr. STUTZMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STUTZMAN. Mr. Speaker, on May 18, 2012, Sergeant Jabraun Knox 
from Auburn, Indiana, died at the age of 23 of injuries sustained when 
his unit received indirect fire in Kunar Province in Afghanistan.
  Sergeant Knox joined the Army in January 2009 and reported to Joint 
Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, and was assigned to 1st Battalion, 
377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade in June 2009. Within 
a month, Sergeant Knox was deployed in support of Operation Iraqi 
Freedom until May 2010. His unit was then deployed in support of 
Operation Enduring Freedom in November 2011.
  Sergeant Knox's awards and decorations include the Army Achievement 
Medal, Meritorious Unit Citation, Army Good Conduct Medal, National 
Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, 
the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, NCO Professional Development 
Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Ribbon, and the Marksmanship 
Qualification Badge.
  Sergeant Knox and his wife, Courtney, married on November 9, 2009 in 
the middle of his deployment to Iraq. Their first child, Braylon, was 
born October 17, 2011, just 2 weeks before Sergeant Knox was deployed 
to Afghanistan.
  Sergeant Knox selflessly gave his life as a service to defend our 
country's freedom in support of both Operation Iraqi Freedom and 
Operation Enduring Freedom. My heart goes out to his family, and I want 
to express my gratitude to them both for the service they have made for 
our Nation.

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