[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 22 (Tuesday, March 5, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H676]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER STANLEY 
                                HARRIMAN

  (Mr. McINTYRE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
5 minutes and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McINTYRE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to offer my deepest 
condolences to the family and friends of Chief Warrant Officer Stanley 
Harriman of the Third Special Forces Group of the United States Army 
who gave his life in the service of our country.
  I join with his family and friends in paying tribute to him for the 
ultimate sacrifice that he has made on behalf of our Nation, and my 
prayers are with his family.
  Stanley Harriman was a decorated soldier who willfully and 
enthusiastically participated in Operation Enduring Freedom. Among his 
many awards and decorations were two Meritorious Service Medals, three 
Army Commendation Medals, three Army Achievement Medals, the Valorous 
Unit Award, Army Superior Unit Award, two Army Good Conduct Medals, the 
National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, 
three Southwest Asia Service Medals, the Humanitarian Service Medal, 
three Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Medals, the Army 
Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the Master Parachutist 
Badge, and the Special Forces Tab. Now, because of his heroic actions 
in recent days, he will also receive the Bronze Star and the Purple 
Heart.
  This tragedy should remind us that our freedom and our security are 
neither free nor secure; they are repeatedly earned and protected by 
our men and women in uniform. They risk their lives so freedom may 
survive. Chief Warrant Officer Harriman's courage in the face of danger 
reflects his character, a character born of his personal commitment to 
his Lord as a committed Christian and to his family as a committed 
husband, father, brother, and son.
  We owe Chief Warrant Officer Stanley Harriman a tremendous debt of 
gratitude. His courage, character, and commitment to freedom are an 
example to all of us. It is important that we not only remember Stanley 
as an excellent and dedicated soldier and Christian family man, but 
also as the American hero that he is.
  May God bless him and his family and those who have served with him. 
May God bless our great country. We indeed are a better Nation because 
of men like Stanley Harriman and those who serve with him in our 
Nation's Armed Forces.

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