[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 21 (Tuesday, March 1, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E309-E310]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN RECOGNITION OF DAVID J. SALIE

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 1, 2005

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, SFC David J. Salie, 34, of 
Columbus, Georgia, died on February 14, 2005, in Iraq. Sergeant Salie 
was assigned to B Company, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd 
Infantry Division, based at Fort Benning, Georgia, and according to 
initial reports died when his military vehicle was struck by an 
improvised explosive device. He is survived by his wife Deanna; his 
mother Patricia H. Miers of Phenix City, Alabama; his father Jim Salie 
of Box Springs, Georgia; and many other family members including his 
children.
  David Salie was eager to serve his country, Mr. Speaker. He served 
almost 17 years in the Army, including combat tours in the Persian 
Gulf, Panama and Haiti, and like every other soldier he dutifully left 
behind his family and loved ones to serve our country overseas.

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  Words cannot express the sense of sadness we have for his family, and 
for the gratitude our country feels for his service. Sergeant Salie 
died serving not just the United States, but the entire cause of 
liberty, on a noble mission to help spread the cause of freedom in Iraq 
and liberate an oppressed people from tyrannical rule. He was a true 
American.
  We will forever hold him closely in our hearts, and remember his 
sacrifice and that of his family as a remembrance of his bravery and 
willingness to serve.
  Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for the House's remembrance on this mournful 
day.

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