[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 67 (Thursday, May 19, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1014-E1015]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   IN MEMORY OF MAJOR EDDIE WHITEHEAD

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                          HON. J. D. HAYWORTH

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 18, 2005

  Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, on May 27, 2005 a courageous and 
distinguished Marine

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will be laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery. Major Eddie 
Whitehead, a respected Vietnam veteran who proudly served his country 
in the United States Marine Corps for 28 years, will be laid to rest 
today among other great American heroes at Arlington National Cemetery. 
On February 25, 2005 Major Whitehead lost his battle with cancer, and 
all who knew and loved him will miss him, including his wife Bonnie, 
son Eddie Jr., daughters MitziLynn Keegan and Christian Thijm, sister 
Mitzi Datres, and grandchildren Derek and Casey Jene. Let us pause to 
remember him and thank an American hero.

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