IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 638 
Honoring Missourians who made the ultimate sacrifice in Afghanistan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 
Mr. LUETKEMEYER (for himself, Mrs. WAGNER, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. LONG, 
Mr. SMITH of Missouri, and Mr. GRAVES of Missouri) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring Missourians who made the ultimate sacrifice in 
Afghanistan. 
Whereas Marine Corps Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz of 
Wentzville, Missouri, was a dear and loving son, brother, 
and friend, who sought constantly to lift those around 
him and care for others in need; 
Whereas Lance Corporal Schmitz was a devoted patriot who 
knew that he wanted to serve in the Marine Corps by his 
sophomore year of high school and trained relentlessly on 
his own initiative so that he might one day wear the 
Eagle, Globe, and Anchor; 
Whereas Lance Corporal Schmitz enlisted in the Marine 
Corps before his 18th birthday and went on to serve with 
gallantry as a Marine Corps infantryman, upholding the 
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standards and traditions of all the brave service members 
from the State of Missouri who came before him; 
Whereas Lance Corporal Schmitz went to Kabul, Afghani-
stan, in August 2021 and, despite the risks, dem-
onstrated heroic commitment to supporting the evacu-
ation of citizens of the United States, allies of the United 
States, partners of the United States, and innocent civil-
ians; 
Whereas, on August 26, 2021, at just 20 years of age, while 
serving alongside his fellow citizens to provide safe pas-
sage to those in need, Lance Corporal Schmitz made the 
ultimate sacrifice at the international airport in Kabul, 
giving his life so that others might live; and 
Whereas Lance Corporal Schmitz was the last and youngest 
of the 56 Missourians who made the ultimate sacrifice as 
part of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation 
Freedom’s Sentinel and whose names shall not be forgot-
ten, including— 
(1) Christopher Michael Allgaier; 
(2) Michael Chad Bailey; 
(3) Michael Joe Beckerman; 
(4) Brian Jay Bradbury; 
(5) Paul Douglas Carron; 
(6) Jacob Russell Carver; 
(7) Joseph Brian Cemper; 
(8) Robert Keith Charlton; 
(9) Richard Michael Crane; 
(10) Robert Wayne Crow, Jr.; 
(11) Justin Eric Culbreth; 
(12) Robert Gene Davis; 
(13) Edward Fred Dixon III; 
(14) Jason David Fingar; 
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(15) James Matthew Finley; 
(16) Zachary Michael Fisher; 
(17) Jacob Rudeloff Fleischer; 
(18) Blake Wade Hall; 
(19) Nicholas Joel Hand; 
(20) James Warren Harrison, Jr.; 
(21) Jonathon Michael Dean Hostetter; 
(22) James Roger Ide V; 
(23) Issac Brandon Jackson; 
(24) Christopher M. Katzenberger; 
(25) Jeremy Andrew Katzenberger; 
(26) William Jo Kerwood; 
(27) Daniel Leon Kisling, Jr.; 
(28) Denis Deleon Kisseloff; 
(29) Donald Matthew Marler; 
(30) Matthew David Mason; 
(31) Richard Lewis McNulty III; 
(32) Bradley Louis Melton; 
(33) James Douglas Mowris; 
(34) Michael Robert Patton; 
(35) Joseph Michael Peters; 
(36) Robert Wayne Pharris; 
(37) Ricky Linn Richardson, Jr.; 
(38) Charles Montague Sadell; 
(39) Charles Ray Sanders, Jr.; 
(40) Ronald Wayne Sawyer; 
(41) Patrick Wayne Schimmel; 
(42) Jared Marcus Schmitz; 
(43) Roslyn Littman Schulte; 
(44) Billy Joe Siercks; 
(45) Adam Olin Smith; 
(46) Tyler James Smith; 
(47) Christopher Glenn Stark; 
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(48) Sean Patrick Sullivan; 
(49) Philip James Svitak; 
(50) Phillip David Vinnedge; 
(51) Matthew Herbert Walker; 
(52) Jeffrey Lee White, Jr.; 
(53) Matthew Willard Wilson; 
(54) Vincent Cortez Winston, Jr.; 
(55) Sterling William Wyatt; and 
(56) Gunnar William Zwilling: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that— 
(1) Marine Corps Lance Corporal Jared 
Schmitz and his fellow Missourians who made the 
ultimate sacrifice during the war in Afghanistan rep-
resent the very best of the State of Missouri and the 
United States; and 
(2) the United States honors those brave serv-
ice members and their families and shall never for-
get the services they rendered and sacrifices they 
made in the defense of their grateful Nation. 
Æ 
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