Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Sergeant Major James Gregory ``Ryan'' Sartor of Teague, Texas. Sergeant Major Sartor was killed on July 13, 2019, after he sustained injuries from enemy fire in Faryab province, Afghanistan. Sergeant Major Sartor was born September 23, 1978, in Teague, Texas, to James Sartor and Mary Teresa ``Terri'' Pryor. He was an excellent football player and graduated from Teague High School in 1997. After graduation, he moved to College Station to work, where, in the fall of 2000, he met the love of his life and future spouse, Deanna Unger. They married in 2002 and were blessed with three children: Stryder, Grace, and Garrett. Shortly after Sergeant Major Sartor and Deanna started dating, he joined the United States Army. He was deployed to Iraq for the first time in 2002 as an infantryman assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division. In 2005, Sergeant Major Sartor became a Green Beret and was assigned to A Company, 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Airborne, in Fort Carson, Colorado. He was stationed there with his family for the last 14 years. During his career, Sergeant Major Sartor was deployed several times, returning to Iraq in 2006, 2007, 2009, and from 2010 to 2011. He also deployed to Germany and Israel in 2008, to Africa in 2012 and 2013, and to Afghanistan in 2017 and 2019. Sergeant Major Sartor's service made him a highly decorated soldier.…”