[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 66 (Wednesday, May 12, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E828]
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            HONORING MARINE LANCE CORPORAL PHILLIP E. FRANK

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                           HON. HENRY J. HYDE

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 12, 2004

  Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the ultimate 
sacrifice of Marine Lance Corporal Phillip E. Frank, of Elk Grove 
Village, Illinois. He died April 8, 2004 of gunshot wounds sustained 
during combat operations in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq in support of 
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
  Corporal Frank dedicated his young life at the age of 20 to the 
service of our country and restoring peace. Our deepest sympathies go 
to his wife, Keri Johnson Frank; his parents, Roy and Georgette Frank; 
his sister Cyndi; and other family, friends and community members who 
mourn his loss.
  Lance Cpl. Frank was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine 
Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, 1st Marine Division, I Marine 
Expeditionary Force, based in Camp Pendleton, California. He was a 
recipient of the National Defense Medal.
  Lance Cpl. Frank was born on July 5, 1983, and grew up in Cliffwood 
Beach, New Jersey.

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