MS SC556

Mourns the death of Marine Corporal Justin Sanders Haynes, age 26, who died on January 10, 2015, in Oxford, Mississippi after serving in Afghanistan with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines.

Recognizes Haynes' patriotic service and iconic photograph taken while on duty in Afghanistan posing with an Ole Miss flag, which was widely circulated and received record website hits on the Ole Miss Alumni Association website and social media.

Notes Haynes was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, attended Ole Miss, and was a graduate of Delta Academy in Marks; he was a member of Marks Presbyterian Church and known as a natural-born leader fiercely loyal to family and friends.

Extends condolences to surviving family members including his parents Kathy and Sandy Haynes, fiancée Kaitlyn Rae Crosby, sister Randall Haynes Mize, brother Austin Carter Haynes, grandmother Fletcher S. Haynes, and niece Bailey Katherine Mize.

Directs the resolution be presented to Haynes' surviving family, forwarded to the University of Mississippi Chancellor, and made available to the Capitol Press Corps.