[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 24 (Thursday, March 7, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H740]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    TRIBUTE TO NEVADAN SOLDIERS WHO DIED IN BATTLE AGAINST TERRORISM

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Madam Speaker, today I rise to recognize two Nevada 
heroes, heroes who recently lost their lives in our Nation's war to 
defend freedom and defeat terrorism.
  Private First Class Matthew Commons is one of the most recent 
casualties in our war against terrorism. A graduate of Boulder City 
High School, Pfc. Commons was killed Monday in the mountains of eastern 
Afghanistan.
  Last month, our State mourned the loss of Army Specialist Jason 
Disney. A resident of Fallon, Nevada, and a graduate of Churchill 
County High School, Specialist Disney was the 20th American to die in 
the conflict of these young heroes.
  Our sympathies and condolences go out to the families of these young 
men. Please know that Pfc. Commons and Specialist Disney will be 
missed, but that their courage, valor, and patriotism will never be 
forgotten.
  May God bless these heroes and God bless all of our fellow Americans 
fighting for freedom and against terror.

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