[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 38 (Wednesday, April 6, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E559]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IN RECOGNITION OF CHARLES G. WELLS, JR.

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 6, 2005

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, Warrant Officer 1 Charles G. 
Wells, Jr., 32, originally of Montgomery, Alabama, died on March 30, 
2005, in Iraq. Warrant Officer Wells was assigned to the Marine Forces 
Reserve's 6th Motor Transport Battalion, 4th Force Service Support 
Group of Orlando, Florida, and according to initial reports died in 
action from an improvised explosive device. His survivors include his 
wife Freda Nicole and his daughter Cierra; his mother Orlean Johnson 
Wells of Montgomery, Alabama; and his father Charles Gary Wells, Sr., 
also of Montgomery.
  Charles Wells, Jr. was a proud Marine and eager to serve his country, 
Mr. Speaker. He willingly signed up for a third tour of duty in Iraq 
after having just completed his second. Back home, Mr. Wells had 
planned a career serving the community as a firefighter, yet dutifully 
left behind his family and loved ones to serve our country overseas.
  Words cannot express the sense of sadness we have for his family, and 
for the gratitude our country feels for his service. Warrant Officer 
Wells 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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