[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4403]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF FALLEN MISSISSIPPI SOLDIER ARMY SERGEANT FIRST 
                    CLASS (SFC) CLINT DANIEL FERRIN

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                            HON. TRENT KELLY

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 17, 2017

  Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in memory of Army 
Sergeant First Class (SFC) Clint Daniel Ferrin who paid the ultimate 
sacrifice defending our great nation March 13, 2004, during Operation 
Iraqi Freedom III. SFC Ferrin was killed along with three other 
soldiers when their Humvee struck a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq.
  SFC Ferrin was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 504th Infantry 
Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. SFC Ferrin grew up 
in North Ogden, Utah and later moved to Mississippi where he attended 
his senior year of high school in Picayune. He joined the Army after 
graduation. SFC Ferrin's father, Dan, says Clint became interested in 
military service after hearing the stories about his grandfathers who 
fought in WWII in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army. When he decided to 
join, SFC Ferrin wanted to be a paratrooper even though he had a fear 
of heights. He was able to overcome that fear and distinguished himself 
as a soldier during his 12 years of service.
  During his funeral, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 
area president said SFC Perrin loved his country, his family, and his 
God. SFC Ferrin was given a 21-gun salute at the cemetery in front of 
approximately 100 family members and friends. SFC Ferrin was 
posthumously awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and the Army Good 
Conduct Medal.
  ``His son Zachary would always tell his friends that his dad was a 
hero,'' Dan said. ``He was a very good soldier and a very good dad. I'm 
so proud of him.''
  SFC Ferrin is survived by parents, Dan and Rosemary Ferrin; brother, 
Army Specialist John D. Ferrin; wife Melinda; and their children, 
Zachary and Madison.

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