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Regular Session, 2011 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 39
BY SENATORS MARIONNEAUX, ADLEY, ALARIO, AMEDEE, APPEL, BROOME, CHABERT,
CHAISSON, CHEEK, CLAITOR, CROWE, DONAHUE, DORSEY, ERDEY, GAUTREAUX,
GUILLORY, HEITMEIER, JACKSON, KOSTELKA, LAFLEUR, LONG, MARTINY, MCPHERSON,
MICHOT, MILLS, MORRELL, MORRISH, MOUNT, MURRAY, NEVERS, PERRY, PETERSON,
QUINN, RISER, SHAW, SMITH, THOMPSON, WALSWORTH AND WILLARD-LEWIS AND
A RESOLUTION
To express the sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of
Louisiana to the family Louisiana Army National Guardsman Private First Class
Bryant Haynes upon his death in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
WHEREAS, Bryant Haynes was a native of Epps, Louisiana, and attended Ouachita
Parish High School where his unique athletic abilities helped him earn a position on the
football team as a wide receiver; and
WHEREAS, he left high school before graduating in order to join the military, and
later attended Southeastern Oklahoma State University in pursuit of a criminal justice
degree; and
WHEREAS, Bryant was also a member of the St. John Baptist Church where he and
his fiancee attended services; and
WHEREAS, Private First Class Haynes, after his basic and advanced training, was
assigned to the 199
th
Support Battalion of the Louisiana Army National Guard operating out
of Alexandria, Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, when the 256
TH
Brigade Combat Team deployed to Iraq in 2010, Private
First Class Haynes and the soldiers of his unit deployed with the brigade with the mission
of supporting the infantry operations of the team in the theater; and
WHEREAS, Private First Class Haynes was twenty-one years old and engaged in a
mounted operation in Al Diwaniyah, Iraq, on June 26, 2010, when the vehicle in which he
was traveling was involved in a roll-over incident; and
WHEREAS, Private First Class Haynes was mortally injured in the crash and died
from the wounds he sustained; and SR NO. 39 ENROLLED
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WHEREAS, Private First Class Haynes' awards and decorations include the
Humanitarian Service Ribbon, the Army Service Ribbon, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal,
the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal with Campaign Star,
the Overseas Service Ribbon, the Louisiana War Cross, and the Louisiana Emergency
Service Overseas Service Bar; and
WHEREAS, Private First Class Haynes was a member of a large family, including
nine brothers, four sisters, and his mother and father; and
WHEREAS, while Private First Class Haynes family, friends, and loved ones were
all shaken by his loss, they were also filled with the pride of knowing a young man who was
a true Christian, a fine citizen, and an outstanding soldier who took much satisfaction from
serving his country.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby extend its deepest and most sincere condolences to the family of Louisiana
Army National Guard Private First Class Bryant Haynes for their tragic loss and his great
sacrifice.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
family of Louisiana Army National Guard Private First Class Bryant Haynes.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE