August 6, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 133 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1039]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING SERGEANT FIRST CLASS ELLIOTT J. ROBBINS

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                           HON. DOUG LAMBORN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 6, 2019

  Mr. LAMBORN. Madam Speaker, Sergeant First Class (SFC) Elliott J. 
Robbins died on June 30, 2019, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, while 
conducting operations in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel. SFC 
Robbins was born in San Diego, California on August 18, 1987, and spent 
most of his life in North Ogden, Utah. He was 31 years of age.
  SFC Robbins joined the Army in June 2006, and after years of training 
completed the Special Forces Qualification course in 2016 and was 
assigned to Fort Carson, Colorado. SFC Robbins was part of a unique 
brand of our nation's elite warrior class called the Green Berets. The 
Green Beret motto is ``De Oppresso Liber''--to free the oppressed. He 
was assigned as a Medical Sergeant with the 2nd Battalion, 10th Special 
Forces Group (Airborne). Robbins deployed three times in support of the 
United States: first to Iraq in 2007, then to Afghanistan in 2017 and 
again in January 2019. His third and last tour would have been over 
only three weeks after Robbins passed away.
  SFC Robbins' decorations and awards are too numerous to list here, 
but include: the Army Commendation Medal with Combat Device and one Oak 
Leaf Cluster, the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan 
Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, the Expert Infantryman Badge, the 
Military Freefall Parachutist Badge, and the Parachutist Badge, to name 
a few.
  SFC Robbins' service epitomized the best of the American soul: 
courageous and selfless. He was buried with full military honors on 
July 19, 2019. Our hearts go out to his family and friends, especially 
the bereaved wife and infant son of this great patriot.

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