[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 23, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E15]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              IN HONOR OF MATTHEW AND AMANDA FAULKENBERRY

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                          HON. DAVID D. PHELPS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 23, 2002

  Mr. PHELPS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize two young people 
who have touched a world united for peace. Life Magazine's 
commemorative edition of the September 11th attacks features a touching 
image of Matthew and Amanda Faulkenberry embracing moments before 
Matthew was to depart for Afghanistan.
  Since the original printing, this touching photo has appeared on 
ABC's Good Morning America, CNN, C-Span, and other various media 
outlets all over the world as an unforgettable symbol of American unity 
and strength in the face of adversity.
  Son of Duane and Rhonda Faulkenberry of Herrin, Illinois, Matthew is 
a nuclear technician on the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt and a 1998 
graduate of Herrin High School. Amanda graduated from Herrin High 
School in 1999 and is the daughter of Curtis and Marilyn Smith. The 
couple currently resides in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
  It is with this, Mr Speaker, that I sincerely thank Matthew and 
Amanda Faulkenberry for inspiring a nation in mourning. Their 
contribution to the healing of our country will not go unforgotten.

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