[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 87 (Friday, June 13, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1257-E1258]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        FLORIDA'S FALLEN HEROES

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                           HON. JOHN L. MICA

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 12, 2003

  Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, as our Nation remembered its war dead on 
Memorial Day and June 6th D-Day, I believe it is fitting to pay tribute 
to all of those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. In our most 
recent conflict in Iraq, 14 individuals from my State of Florida gave 
their lives in service to our Nation in that war. While we honor and 
remember all those brave men and women and their loved ones who have 
given their full measure of devotion to their country from the days of 
the American Revolution to this hour, I submit the names of the 
following members of our military, their age, service and Florida 
hometown for special remembrance:
  Lance Cpl. Andrew J. Aviles, Tampa,-18, Marine Corps.
  Cpl. Armando A. Gonzalez, Hialeah, 25, Marine Corps.
  Cpl. John T. Rivero, Tampa, 23, Army National Guard Infantry.
  Lance Cpl. Brian R. Buesing, Cedar Key, 20, Marine Corps.
  Lance Cpl. David K. Fribley, Fort Myers, 26, Marine Corps.
  PFC Michael R. Creighton Weldon, Palm Bay, 20, Army.
  Lance Cpl. Antonio J. Sledd, Tampa, 20, Marine Corps.
  Ranger Specialist Marc A. Anderson, Brandon, 30, Army.
  Army Ranger Sgt. Bradley S. Crose, Orange Park, 30, Army.
  Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer Matthew J. Bourgeois, Tallahassee, 35, 
Navy.
  Sgt. Michael C. Barry, Brandon, 29, Army National Guard.
  CWO Timothy W. Moehling, Panama City, 35, Army.

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  Master Sgt. Michael Maltz, St. Petersburg, 42, Air Force.
  Specialist Pedro Pena, (Last residence in Florida), 35, Army.

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