On the recordMay 20, 2014
In recognition of Memorial Day, I would like to take a moment today to honor three Hoosier servicemembers we lost in the last year. We remember Army SSG Jesse Williams of Elkhart, who was killed in action after his Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, on December 17, 2013. Staff Sergeant Williams attended Elkhart Central High School and completed basic training in 2006. He was deployed three times--once to Iraq in 2007 and twice to Afghanistan in 2010 and 2013. Staff Sergeant Williams is survived by his daughter, parents, grandparents, and siblings. His family accepted the Purple Heart on his behalf last month. Technical Sergeant Dale Mathews We remember Air Force TSgt Dale Mathews from Rolling Prairie, IN, who died in a plane crash during a training exercise in England on January 7 of this year. Technical Sergeant Mathews graduated from New Prairie High School in 1994. He served tours of duty in both Iraq and Afghanistan. His service in the Air Force centered on flying rescue missions and taking care of others. After serving almost 20 years, he was involved in the rescue of nearly 300 people. Technical Sergeant Mathews is survived by his wife, his son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, and his parents and grandparents. Staff Sergeant Randall Lane We remember Army SSG Randall Lane of Indianapolis. Staff Sergeant Lane passed away from a noncombat-related illness in Afghanistan on September 13, 2013.…
