[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 77 (Friday, June 4, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1027]
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                             FALLEN HEROES

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                               speech of

                            HON. MIKE PENCE

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 20, 2004

  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, Memorial Day is a day set aside to remember 
all of the brave men and women that have died serving the United States 
in the name of freedom. I rise on this day to express my fervent 
prayers and sympathy to the families and friends of all the American 
heroes who unselfishly fought for a cause greater than them. I want to 
specifically highlight those who served in Iraq, recently bringing hope 
and freedom to a people who have never known it before.
  Indiana's Sixth Congressional District lost three brave men during 
the War in Iraq in 2003, and I want to recognize and honor them. Lance 
Corporal Matthew R. Smith, of Anderson, died in a Humvee accident on 
May 10 while serving in Kuwait. Staff Sgt. Frederick L. Miller Jr., of 
Hagerstown, was killed on a security patrol when terrorists struck his 
vehicle with an improvised explosive device on September 20 in Ar 
Ramadi, Iraq. Chief Warrant Officer Brian D. Hazelgrove died January 23 
in an OH-58 helicopter that crashed on its way back from a combat 
mission near Mosul, Iraq.
  Mr. Speaker, these men deserve to be remembered for their great 
service and sacrifice for the United States, and for the welfare of 
humanity. My thoughts and prayers are with them and their families each 
day.
  Mr. Speaker, their job was to serve their country. Our job this 
Memorial Day is to remember them. I hope that their service and 
sacrifice may be an encouragement to many, as they have been for me.

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