[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 58 (Thursday, April 10, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H3055]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             IN GRATITUDE FOR THE SACRIFICE OF EDWARD SMITH

  (Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay 
tribute to a fallen American hero. Edward Smith spent his adult life 
protecting his fellow citizens, first as a Marine and then as a reserve 
SWAT police officer in the Anaheim Police Department.
  In January, he submitted his application to retire from the Marine 
Corps to become a full-time policeman in Anaheim when the Secretary of 
the Navy froze all retirements for Marines for 12 months. On January 
31, he and his unit, the 2nd Tank Battalion of the 1st Marine 
Expeditionary Unit set off for the Iraqi theater.
  Edward Smith and his company of 200 Marines were involved in a fierce 
firefight in Basra where he was killed in the line of duty.
  I am sure my colleagues all join me in paying tribute to Smitty, as 
he was known by his friends and comrades-in-arms, and to express our 
condolences and our gratitude to his wife, Sandy, and his children, 
Nathan, Ryan and Shelby.

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