[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 14436-14437]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING THE LIFE OF JORDAN PIERSON

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                         HON. RANDY NEUGEBAUER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 16, 2016

  Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and remember 
Captain Jordan Pierson, a young man who I had the honor of nominating 
to the Unites States Air Force Academy. Jordan was an exemplary 
individual who graduated from Coronado High School in Lubbock, Texas, 
in 2005 before moving on to the Air Force Academy. Through the Air 
Force, he dedicated his life to serving others.
  On October 2, 2015, Jordan, five other airmen, and five civilians 
died when their C-130J aircraft crashed at Jalalabad Airfield in 
Afghanistan. I helped Jordan start out on his

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path toward a career in the military by nominating him to the Air Force 
Academy. I also had the honor of seeing him home, being present when 
his body was returned from overseas and interred at Arlington National 
Cemetery. Jordan is survived by his wife, Jaime Pierson. As we 
remembered those who have served on Veterans Day earlier this month, I 
ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Jordan Pierson and assuring 
his friends and family that he is not forgotten.

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