[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 19, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H3377]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                TRIBUTE TO TWO FALLEN VIRGINIA SOLDIERS

  (Mr. GOODE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. Speaker, as we approach Memorial Day 2004, I rise today to salute 
two members of the military from the Fifth District of Virginia who 
gave their lives in service to the United States in the war on 
terrorism.
  Lieutenant Colonel William R. Watkins III, lived in Halifax County; 
and Sergeant Michael Dooley lived in Bedford County. Both of these men 
loved this Nation and served bravely in Iraq in the war on terrorism. 
Their untimely death in the spring of 2003 came as they defended the 
freedoms that we cherish.
  Because Lieutenant Colonel Watkins and Sergeant Dooley joined their 
fellow soldiers in removing the Taliban and Saddam Hussein from power, 
the terrorists no longer have Afghanistan and no longer have Iraq from 
which they can operate with impunity and with state-sponsored support 
to plot, plan, and mastermind another event like September 11 in our 
country.
  Because of the bravery of Lieutenant Colonel Watkins, Sergeant 
Dooley, and the other hundreds of men and women who have given their 
lives, the United States and much of the world is safer. And we thank 
you.

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