[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 126 (Thursday, October 7, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H8642]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IN HONOR OF SERGEANT RUSSELL L. COLLIER

  (Mr. BOOZMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor one of America's 
bravest, Sergeant Russell L. Collier from the Third District of 
Arkansas.
  Sergeant Collier, an Army National Guard medic from Harrison, 
Arkansas, was killed in action in Iraq earlier this week. He died when 
he came under enemy fire while aiding fellow soldier Sergeant Chris 
Potts who had been wounded in ambush. Sergeant Collier and Sergeant 
Potts became the first casualties of the 206th Field Artillery 
Battalion of Arkansas's 39th Infantry Brigade.
  Sergeant Collier spent most of his adult life sacrificing for our 
country. In 1975 he enlisted in the U.S. Army, later transferred to the 
U.S. Navy, and then joined the Arkansas National Guard in September 
1999.
  Mr. Speaker, Sergeant Russell L. Collier is a true American hero who 
made the ultimate sacrifice for his country. I ask my colleagues to 
keep Russell's family and friends, especially his wife and 9-year-old 
son, in their prayers during this difficult time

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