Madam President, I rise today to honor and thank the men and women of the Utah National Guard for their dedication and selfless service in protecting the U.S. Capitol. Each and every one of these guardsmen played an important role in our Nation's Capital these last weeks. I truly respect and admire their commitment to serve not just the people of Utah but wherever they are stationed. 2LT Hyrum Ahlman, CPL Halley Anderson, CPL Joseph Arvig, SGT Ismael Baires, SPC Andrew Bass, PFC Marc Brandt, SSG Trevor Brasfield, SFC Joshua Brewer, SSG David Brizzi, SFC Michael Broadhead, SPC Jose Cabero, SFC Cole Carpenter, SGT Sebastian Castillo, SPC Gregory Caton, MSG Steven Cave, SPC Anthony Cox, SPC Casey Cox, SGT Milo Cox, SPC Joshua Curtis, SGT Douglas Davis, SPC Palesala Faleseu, SGT Marc Flores, SPC Nathanial Forbush, SGT Jose Garita, SSG Jason Gerfen, SPC Austin Hafen, SGT Jesse Hall, 1LT Jordan Hatch, PFC Jaxson Hess, SGT Kasey Hope, SGT James Huntsman, SPC Lance Irons, SPC Matthew Jackson, SSG Jose Jimenez, SGT Tyler Julander, SGT Jacob Kauffman, MAJ Taylor Knight, SPC Ruben Loya, PFC Bryton Lunceford, 1LT Austin Maddox, SPC James Mangrum, PFC Tyler Marshall, CPT Markus Martin, SPC Chance McPhie, SPC Logan Mecham, SPC Craig Meservy, PFC Omar Morales, SPC Caleb Mulder, SGT Tyson Nelson, SPC Kipp Nielson, SSG Brett Nigbur, 2LT Matthew Ouderkirk, SPC Joseph Overson, 1LT Stewart Oviedo, 1LT Henry Palma, SPC Kevin Pareja, SPC Angel Penagamez, SPC Jaden Peterson, 2LT Misty Peterson, lSG…
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