[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 38 (Wednesday, March 24, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E436]
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     A PROCLAMATION IN MEMORY OF STAFF SERGEANT LESTER O. KINNEY II

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                           HON. ROBERT W. NEY

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 24, 2004

  Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I hereby offer my heartfelt condolences to the 
family, friends, and community of Staff Sgt. Lester O. Kinney II upon 
the death of this outstanding soldier.
  Staff Sgt. Kinney was a member of the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd 
Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He 
served his great Nation in the country of Iraq as a leader in his unit. 
A loving husband to his wife Marisa, and loving son to his parents Jack 
and Barb Lloyd, Sgt. Kinney served courageously for 8 years in the 
United States Army.
  Sgt. Kinney 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 Staff Sgt. Lester O. Kinney II.

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