[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 77 (Friday, June 4, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1045]
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                             FALLEN HEROES

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                               speech of

                            HON. DAVE WELDON

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 20, 2004

  Mr. WELDON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise to commemorate the life 
and service of Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Boyd Jenkins, who lost 
his life near Al-Andar province while on active duty with the U.S. Navy 
in Iraq on May 2, 2004.
  Jenkins honorably served his country for 15 years and was a member of 
1st Marine Expeditionary Force assigned to the Naval Mobile 
Construction Battalion 14 of the Seabees. While he was a member of the 
reserves he also served as a member of the Martin County Field 
Operations Team. It was Jenkins intention to enter full time active 
duty service sometime in the future. He gave his life defending and 
protecting the United States from terrorism and bringing freedom and 
democracy to the people of Iraq who have only known tyranny.
  Petty Officer Jenkins is survived by his father, David Jenkins, 
Rockledge, FL, his wife, Elizabeth Jenkins, and his stepmother, Linda 
Jenkins.
  President Lincoln once wrote that as a nation we should ``. . . have 
faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, 
dare to do our duty.'' Robert dared to do his duty and in so doing he 
gave the ultimate sacrifice for our continued freedom. We owe him a 
debt of gratitude that can never be repaid.

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