[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15655]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL TECHNICIANS WHO MADE ULTIMATE 
                               SACRIFICE

  (Mr. CRAWFORD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, this year marks the 75th anniversary of 
Explosive Ordnance Disposal in our Nation's Armed Forces, and their 
mission is even more important and dangerous today than it was 75 years 
ago. Today I rise to honor two EOD techs who gave their lives in just 
the past few weeks to keep others safe from harm.
  U.S. Navy EOD Senior Chief Petty Officer Scotty C. Dayton, age 42, 
was killed in Syria on Thanksgiving Day, the 24th of November, 2016, in 
the ongoing conflict in Syria against ISIS. He died from wounds 
sustained from an improvised explosive device. Assigned to EOD Mobile 
Unit Two, Virginia Beach, Virginia, he was operating with Combined 
Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve near the ISIS stronghold of 
Raqqa. He is survived by his wife, Kristin; and two children, Hailey 
and Cole.
  EOD Chief Jason Finan, age 34, was killed near Mosul, Iraq, 20 
October, 2016. He also died from wounds sustained from an IED. Assigned 
to Mobile Unit Three, Coronado, California, he was operating while 
deployed with Navy SEALs, advising Iraqi forces in operations against 
ISIS and retaking the city of Mosul. He is survived by his wife, 
Chariss; son, Christopher; and mother, Gloria.
  As a Nation, we will be forever grateful for the ultimate sacrifice 
both of these men made in service to their fellow sailors and their 
country. In this 75th year of Explosive Ordnance Disposal, please take 
the time to remember the important role that EOD techs play in our 
national security and the risks they take every day to keep us safe.

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