[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 72 (Thursday, May 26, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S6007]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              MEMORIAL DAY

  Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, Memorial Day is a day of mixed emotions: 
sorrow for the families whose sons and daughters have given their lives 
for our country, coupled with universal pride in the great Americans 
who for generations and particularly today teach us the full meaning of 
service and sacrifice. The courage and bravery of our young men and 
women fighting overseas continues to inspire all of us, and indeed 
inspire the free world and those yearning for freedom.
  America's fallen soldiers shouldered a responsibility greater than 
any of us will ever know. Their families, their units, and their nation 
depended on them, and they answered the call of duty with selflessness 
and devotion. Our soldiers did not shirk from this responsibility, and 
all the uncertainty, danger and honor that came with it. Their families 
remember them as special sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, 
husbands and wives, and cherished friends. Their Nation remembers them 
as special citizens. Grown men will touch their names etched on granite 
walls and will today weep for fallen comrades who gave their lives so 
that others can live.
  In this time of war, and in memory of our fallen heroes, we must be 
mindful to do everything in our power to keep our troops safe as they 
keep us safe. We must do better to take care of their families, who 
sacrifice in ways too many to count.
  While we can never repay our Nation's debt to families who have made 
the ultimate sacrifice, we must always remember the legacy of their 
fallen sons and daughters: a safer and freer world. On this Memorial 
Day, I believe it appropriate to take a small step in that direction by 
recognizing in the record those exceptional individuals from 
Massachusetts who this year gave their lives, and earned the eternal 
gratitude of the American people:
  Arredondo, Alexander S., Lance Corporal, USMC, 25-Aug-2004--Randolph, 
MA; Connolly, David, S., Major, USA, 6-Apr-2005--Boston, MA; 
Cunningham, Darren J., Staff Sergeant, USA, 30-Sep-2004--Groton, MA; 
Depew, Cory R., Private, USA, 04-Jan-2005--Haverhill, MA; Desiato, 
Travis R., Lance Corporal, USMC, 15-Nov-2004--Bedford, MA; Farrar Jr., 
Andrew K., Sergeant, USMC, 28-Jan-2005--Weymouth, MA; Fontecchio, Elia 
P., Gunnery Sergeant, USMC, 04-Aug-2004--Milford, MA; Fuller, Travis 
J., 1st Lieutenant, USMC, 26-Jan-2005--Granville, MA; Gavriel, 
Dimitrios, Lance Corporal, USMC, 18-Nov-2004--Haverhill, MA; Johnson, 
Markus J., Private, USA, 1st Class, 01-Jun-2004--Springfield, MA; Lusk, 
Joe F. II, Captain, USA, 21-Jan-2005--Framingham, MA; Moore, James M., 
Colonel, USA, 29-November-2004--Peabody, MA; Oliveira, Brian, Corporal, 
USMC, 25-Oct-2004--Raynham, MA; Ouellette, Brian J., Petty Officer, 1st 
Class, USN, 29-May-2004--Needham, MA; Palacios, Gabriel T., Specialist, 
USA, 21-Jan-2004--Lynn, MA; Schamberg, Kurt D., Sergeant, USA, 20-May-
2005--Melrose, MA; Sullivan, Christopher J., Captain, USA, 18-Jan-
2005--Princeton, MA; Vangyzen IV, John J., Lance Corporal, USMC, 05-
Jul-2004--Bristol, MA; and Zabierek, Andrew J., Lance Corporal, USMC, 
21-May-2004--Chelmsford, MA.

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