[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 20, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E554]
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               IN MEMORY OF LANCE CPL. TRAVIS J. LAYFIELD

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 20, 2004

  Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Lance 
Cpl. Travis J. Layfield. Travis, a 19-year-old resident of Fremont, 
California, served his country with honor in the United States Marines. 
Sadly, he was killed during a firefight in the Anbar Province of 
Western Iraq on Tuesday, April 6, 2004.
  The 2003 graduate of Washington High School has become a hero to all 
of us for his service with the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine 
Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force out of Camp Pendleton in 
southern California.
  Travis entered ROTC while in junior high school and was totally 
focused on a career in the Marine Corps. Last year he completed 12 
weeks of basic training at the Marine Corps recruit depot in San Diego. 
He left for the Middle East in February 2003, first heading to Kuwait 
and later Iraq.
  There has been a tremendous outpouring of love and respect for Travis 
from his classmates and friends at his high school alma mater, 
Washington High School, as well as the entire community of Fremont, 
California, who are mourning the loss of this proud young marine.
  We shall long remember Lance Cpl. Travis J. Layfield. He gave his 
life for peace and democracy and died, as a noble marine, serving our 
country. Our prayers and thoughts are with his family.

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