[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 139 (Thursday, October 27, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2199]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                TRIBUTE TO LANCE CORPORAL BRIAN PARRELLO

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                           HON. SCOTT GARRETT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 27, 2005

  Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, today I honor Lance Corporal 
Brian Parrello, a heroic young man from my district who died while 
bravely serving his country in Iraq. I am proud that this week we will 
name the United States Post Office in his hometown of West Milford, New 
Jersey after Brian, the very post office where his father has spent 
many years working for the Postal Service.
  On January 1 of this year, Lance Cpl. Brian P. Parrella, 19, of West 
Milford, N.J. was killed in Al Anbar Province, Iraq as a result of 
hostile fire. Lance Cpl. Parrello was assigned to Small Craft Company, 
Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary 
Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Parrella was attached to a Marine Swift Boat 
unit that patrolled the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
  A resident of West Milford, New Jersey, Parrello attended West 
Milford High School where he was a member of both the football and 
hockey teams. Following high school, he was so deeply affected by the 
attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon that he proudly enlisted 
in the U.S. Marine Corps. His teachers, coaches and peers have called 
him a real leader and a role model, someone who always gave 150 
percent, and a person who led by example with a big heart.
  This loss causes us to reflect on the bravery demonstrated by our men 
and women in uniform as they carry out their obligations in the face of 
danger. When their Nation called them to duty to preserve freedom and 
the security of our neighbors, they answered without hesitation.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my sincere privilege to recognize the life of a 
proud soldier and heroic representative of the State of New Jersey. 
Lance Cpl. Brian P. Parrella was an honorable defender of liberty and 
he deserves our gratitude and respect.
  I am pleased that we could recognize Brian's sacrifice in this manner 
and I hope that years from now the citizens of West Milford can 
remember the courage and sacrifice of this brave young man. We will 
continue to keep Brian's family and the families of all our men and 
women serving around the world in our thoughts and prayers.

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