[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 106 (Tuesday, July 30, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S7573]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN MEMORY OF RESERVIST ROBERT RANERI

 Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I rise today to 
honor the memory of a fallen soldier in the U.S. Military, Robert 
Raneri.
  Robert Raneri was a captain and commander of the 94th Military Police 
Company in the Army Reserves and a highly respected and dedicated 
officer. Raneri's professionalism and dedication to the Army was 
thought by many to be unrivaled. In July of 2000, Captain Raneri led a 
unit of 600 soldiers in a mission to Bosnia. In the wake of a very 
politically and militarily charged conflict, Raneri returned nine 
months later with every one of the 600 soldiers alive and unscathed as 
he had promised upon their departure overseas. Those who worked with 
Robert knew him as a strong presence and as a man not afraid to take 
chances if it was in the best interest of the men he commanded and of 
the nation. His peers remember him as calm, deliberate, clear-headed, 
compassionate, tough, and exacting. These virtues combined created a 
fine leader, friend, and man in Mr. Robert Raneri.
  Robert was to be married to Maj. Amy Huther a week after his June 
26th passing, greatly looking forward to being a husband and a father 
someday. These dreams will cease to be realized for this exceptional 
man as a result of the unfortunate motorcycle accident that recently 
took his life.
  Robert Raneri was a dedicated Army Reservist who spent his life 
serving the United States as a commanding officer to the 94th Military 
Police Company and his memory should be held in the highest respect. 
Robert's passing is a great loss not only for his family, but for the 
country and the U.S. Army.

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