[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 106 (Friday, July 29, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1735]
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                IN RECOGNITION OF CHRISTOPHER J. TAYLOR

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 29, 2005

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, Sergeant Christopher J. Taylor, 
22, of Opelika, Alabama, died on July 24, 2005, in Iraq. Sergeant 
Taylor was assigned to B Battery, 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery 
Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, at Fort Stewart, Georgia, and 
according to initial reports died when he was struck by indirect fire 
on a Coalition forces base. His survivors include his wife Janina, his 
son Xavier; and his daughter Aaliyah.
  Christopher Taylor was proud to serve his country, Mr. Speaker. He 
was a graduate of Opelika High School and was known in the community as 
a loving friend and father. Like every soldier, he dutifully left 
behind his young 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. Sergeant Taylor 
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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