[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 18 (Thursday, February 12, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E170]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        A PROCLAMATION IN MEMORY OF SERGEANT TODD MICHAEL BATES

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                           HON. ROBERT W. NEY

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 11, 2004

  Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I hereby offer my heartfelt condolences to the 
family, friends, and community of Sgt. Todd Michael Bates upon the 
death of this outstanding soldier.
  Sgt. Bates was a member of the Ohio National Guard 135th Military 
Police Company serving his great nation in the country of Iraq. He was 
a leader in his unit and a loving grandson to his grandmother, Shirley 
Bates. Sgt. Bates was an active citizen in his community and did his 
best to make his neighborhood a better place to live.
  Sgt. Bates will be remembered for his unsurpassed sacrifice of self 
while protecting others. His example of strength and fortitude will be 
remembered by all those who knew him.
  While words cannot express our grief during the loss of such a 
courageous soldier, I offer this token of profound sympathy to the 
family, friends, and colleagues of Sgt. Todd Michael Bates.

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