Dear Davis County Citizens,

I have had the privilege of spending my career at the Sheriff’s Office closely

associated with Aaron Perry. I’ve watched him succeed and excel at every assignment

and position with integrity and drive. He was always my preferred source of advice and

guidance. His loyalty, persistence and dedication to the Citizens, his agency, and his

subordinates is unmatched.

Years ago, I had the opportunity to attend sniper school with Aaron. Each day usually

began with some type of stress shoot where we received a pass or fail grade. On the

last day we were tasked with an unknown distance stalk to target. The time limit was

also unknown, however, an instructor would blow an air horn if time ran down to a

point where only 5 minutes were left in the exercise. We needed to sneak into a firing

position and make a shot on the target undetected.

Well, we found ourselves below the crest of a hill that we hoped would finally give a

view of the target when the horn blew. We had 5 minutes. To complicate our situation,

we were faced with 30 yards of prickly pear covered ground between us and the crest

of the hill. After hours of crawling carefully through the boonies, I was almost ready to

admit defeat. I was horrified when I saw Aaron crawling quickly on his belly through

this cactus patch in hopes of beating the deadline and completing our mission. I had

no choice but to follow him. Long story short, we made it to the crest of the hill. We

were able to see our target and make our shot completing the mission. We can laugh

about it today, but we were covered in cactus quills, bleeding, and thoroughly exhausted.

This is exactly the kind of initiative, drive, and dedication that Aaron Perry will take into

the Office of Sheriff. He has my complete confidence and endorsement.

Ret. Sgt. Eric Hilton

DCSO