[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 76 (Thursday, June 9, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1192]
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            RECOGNITION OF ARMY SPECIALIST BRIAN M. ROMINES

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 9, 2005

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the life of Army 
Specialist Brian Romines who was recently killed in action fighting for 
freedom outside Baghdad, Iraq.
  Romines was a 20-year-old native of Simpson, Illinois who served as 
an Army Specialist assigned to the A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 123rd 
Field Artillery Regiment, Army National Guard in Milan, Illinois. He 
was a 2003 graduate from Vienna High School, Vienna, Illinois. After 
his 18th birthday and his high school graduation, Romines felt the call 
to duty and signed up for the National Guard. According to reports, he 
was killed outside of Baghdad by a roadside bomb.
  Romines is survived by his mother, Melinda Austin of Dongola, 
Illinois, his father, Randy Romines of Simpson, Illinois, and his 
brother Randall Romines, also a member of the National Guard. I am 
proud of the service this young man gave to our country and the service 
his fellow troops perform everyday. Not enough can be said about Army 
Spc Romines. It is troops like him that are risking their lives day in 
and day out to ensure our freedom here at home and to others throughout 
the rest of the world. I salute him and my best wishes go out to his 
family and all the troops fighting to ensure freedom and democracy. May 
God bless them and may God continue to bless America.

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