[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 90 (Friday, June 25, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1278]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       IN HONOR OF U.S. MARINE CORPS LANCE CORPORAL RUSSELL WHITE

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                         HON. MICHAEL N. CASTLE

                              of delaware

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 25, 2004

  Mr. CASTLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of a brave young 
Marine who was accidentally killed while performing guard duty at Camp 
Bulldog, Bagram Air Base on Sunday, June 20, 2004. United States Marine 
Corps Lance Corporal Russell White was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 
6th Marine Regiment, based in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and was part 
of a brave unit sent to Afghanistan to track down Osama bid Laden.
  Lance Corporal White was a Sussex County native, attended Indian 
River High School in Frankford, Delaware, where he played football, and 
enjoyed hunting, skiing and the outdoors. He hoped one day to run his 
father's home building business and make Sussex County his permanent 
home. His family and friends describe him as loyal, determined, 
ambitious and fiercely passionate about defending the security of our 
nation. When terrorists struck our great nation on that fateful day in 
2001, Russell White was only in high school, yet felt determined to 
help. He eventually joined the Marine Corps where the values he held 
true were exemplified in his brave service in Operation Enduring 
Freedom.
  Lance Corporal White chose the daily rigors of military service 
because he valued the well-being of others. And he felt that by working 
to track down the terrorists who were responsible for killing so many 
Americans, he would be able to contribute to our nation. That is an 
extremely brave attitude for a young man of only 19 years of age. His 
friend Matthew Mitchell remarked, ``He was proud of himself and we were 
proud of him. He's braver than any of us.'' What a true statement that 
is. Lance Corporal White will be missed tremendously by his family and 
friends, who will remember a courageous, young man who willingly took 
on the role of a U.S. soldier during a time of war.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my sincere privilege to honor the life of a proud 
Marine and heroic representative of the State of Delaware. Lance 
Corporal White deserves our gratitude and respect.

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