[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5752]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF FALLEN SOLDIER ARMY CORPORAL (CPL) TYLER JOE 
                                DICKENS

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                            HON. TRENT KELLY

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 6, 2017

  Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in memory of 
fallen soldier Army Corporal (CPL) Tyler Joe Dickens who paid the 
ultimate sacrifice while defending our nation on April 12, 2005, during 
Operation Iraqi Freedom III. CPL Dickens died from injuries he 
sustained when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his guard tower in Al 
Mahmudiyah, Iraq. CPL Dickens was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 11th 
Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, California.
  CPL Dickens entered active service in June 2002. He followed in the 
footsteps of his father, Joseph Dickens, who also served in the Army. 
CPL Dickens served as a sniper team leader at the time of his death.
  During CPL Dickens's memorial service, a letter from a superior, 
Captain Gary Mills, was read aloud. Mills described how proud Dickens 
was of his family and that he enjoyed sharing stories with his unit and 
pictures of his wife, Elisha, and newborn son, Austin.
  ``The platoon was proud when [his] son was born,'' Mills wrote. ``We 
would like to thank his entire family. None of us will ever forget 
Tyler J. Dickens.''
  CPL Dickens was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation 
Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism 
Expeditionary Medal, Expert Infantryman Badge, and the Combat 
Infantryman Badge.
  CPL Dickens's sacrifice for the freedoms we all enjoy will not be 
forgotten.

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