[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 2 (Thursday, January 6, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E36]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


               HONORING LANCE CORPORAL BRIAN P. PARRELLO

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                           HON. SCOTT GARRETT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 6, 2005

  Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, it is with profound sorrow 
that I rise to recognize the loss of a New Jersey citizen who served 
with dignity and honor as a soldier in Iraq. I join his family, friends 
and members of his community in mourning this great loss.
  On Saturday, January 1, LCpl. Brian P. Parrello, 19, of West Milford, 
NJ, was killed in Al Anbar Province, Iraq as a result of hostile fire. 
Lance Corporal Parrello was assigned to Small Craft Company, 
Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary 
Force, Camp Lejeune, NC. Parrello was attached to a Marine Swift Boat 
unit that patrolled the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
  A resident of West Milford, New Jersey, Parrello attended West 
Milford High School where he was a member of both the football and 
hockey teams. Following high school, he was so deeply affected by the 
attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon that he proudly enlisted 
in the U.S. Marine Corps. His teachers, coaches and peers have called 
him a real leader and a role model, someone who always gave 150 
percent, a person who led by example and with a big heart.
  This loss causes us to reflect on the bravery demonstrated by our men 
and women in uniform as they carry out their obligations in the face of 
danger. When their Nation called them to duty to preserve freedom and 
the security of our neighbors, they answered without hesitation.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my sincere privilege to recognize the life of a 
proud soldier and heroic representative of the State of New Jersey. 
LCpl Brian P. Parrello was an honorable defender of liberty and he 
deserves our gratitude and respect.
  We remember those who have fallen not only as soldiers, but also as 
patriots who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. May we keep 
their loved ones in our thoughts and prayers as they struggle to endure 
this difficult period and mourn the heroes America has lost.

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