[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 160 (Wednesday, December 14, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2522-E2523]
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 TRIBUTE TO 113TH ENGINEER BATTALION OF THE INDIANA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 14, 2005

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I rise today 
to pay tribute to the 113th Engineer Battalion of the Indiana Army 
National Guard, and welcome them home after 1 year of serving our 
country heroically in Iraq.
  Upon arrival, the 113th was nicknamed the ``Ironman Battalion'' 
because of their links to northwest Indiana's steel industry. And 
throughout the past year, these Iron men and women have shown a 
dedication to their mission, and a commitment to their country that 
truly is as strong as steel.
  Today Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to announce that soldiers of the 
113th are coming home--coming home to be with their family and friends; 
coming home to be with their wives, husbands, sons, daughters, mothers 
and fathers.
  Based in Mosul, Iraq since last year, the soldiers of the 113th made 
heroic missions a part of their daily routine. They located and 
detonated improvised explosive devices, reinforced police stations and 
conducted combat patrols.
  The service of these men and women has not been without sacrifice. 
Over 40 Purple Hearts have been awarded to the 113th battalion, each 
serving as a reminder of the dangers our soldiers face every day.
  I welcome these soldiers home. I thank them for their service and 
sacrifice to our Nation, and I pledge that our support for them is 
equal to the sacrifice they have shown our country.
  Mr. Speaker, the following men and women of the 113th have bravely 
served their Nation in Iraq, and I am honored to submit their names for 
the Congressional Record:

       Rodolfo Alfaro Jr., Jose Luis Andujar, Erendira B. Ayala, 
     Robert Kenneth Banaszak, Lechia Tiara Banks, Timothy Patrick 
     Bishop, Jerry Joe Blackford, Ernest Lee Boyles, Steven Ravey 
     Brumfield, Travis Allen Byrd, Andre Steven Carr, Jason Allen 
     Carrera, Luis Valentin Castro, Johnathan Michael Clabbers, 
     Joseph Earl Collins Jr., Jonathon C Creviston, Michael Brian 
     Daake, Keenon Carlton Davis, Walter Joseph Dinga Sr., Dennis 
     Shawn Eastman, David Michael Eckhard, Tyler Jacob Egli, 
     Saleem Amin Elamin, Wesley Etchison, David James Evans, David 
     Paul Evans, Steven Edward Francher, Anthony Lee Fleming, John 
     Paul Furman III, Jennifer Arlene Graves, Justin K Greentree, 
     Michael Crispin Guajardo, Karl Eugene Hausenfleck, Shalonda 
     Moniece Henderson, Andre Terrell Hillard, Paris H. 
     Holeyfield, Richard Jakubowicz, Steven John Jesuit, Bradford 
     Shawn Jones, William Michael Rich Kalina, Douglas Paul Kinger 
     Jr., Gary Bernard Kinney Jr., Joshua Daniel Koch, Thomas 
     Kopanda, Thomas Edward Kren, Mark Lathrop, John Lindsey, 
     William Charles Mackey, Anthony Romon Madry, Garrett Emon 
     Marshall, Leo Sharpe Marshall, Scott Arnold Marshall, Nicole 
     Dionne McCant, Gregory Quinn McHenry, Terry Dionne McQuay, 
     Lester Dwayne McSwain, and James Allen Miller.
       Keith Allen Miller, William Moses Milligan, Joshua Arvino 
     Miranda, Johnny Melvin Mitchell, Rodney Dean Mitchell, 
     Leticia Marie Montez, Lawrence Edward Nemcek II, Steven 
     Charles Patterson, Melvin Pennington Jr., Jorge Antonio 
     Perez, Ricky Lee Phillips, John Edward Pitt, Peter Alan 
     Pizarek, Thomas Michael Prosser, Mark Steven Reimer, Tommy 
     Wade Roeske, Felicia Ronay, Briggs Obrian Rumph Jr., Alvaro 
     Eneas Saenz, Berris Fitzroy Samuels Jr., Paul Randolph Scott 
     Jr., Richard Dean Shatto, William Michael Sideris, Loretta 
     Silvers, Larry Smith, Leroy Smith Jr., Jeffrey Scott 
     Springer, Henry Louis Stone, Dawn Theresa Swantko, Michael 
     William Thomas, Samantha Nicole Thomas, Johnny A. Trinidad, 
     Michael Ralph Via, Dontreal Walters, Paul Nathaniel 
     Wilderness, Demond Ellis Wilkins, Chery Lynn Williams, David 
     Allen Young, Michael Zinman, Alexander James Baker, Charles 
     Edward Beavers, Sean Peter Begley, Samuel James Benford, 
     Christopher Ryan Boger, Ryan G. Bowerson, Steven Anthony 
     Bramer Jr., Adam Joseph Branson, Johnathan Leon Bright, Aaron 
     A. Brown, Charles Paul Bruce, Michael Joseph

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     Brunsman, Joshua Scott Buikema, and Max Allen Colestock.
       Angel Luis Colon, Lasean Antowine Colter, Michael George 
     Coughlin, Corrie Alexander Covelli, David James Croyle, 
     Anthrice Arnez Culp, David Donald Davis, Earl Ernest Deal 
     Jr., Tony Chang Dicharia, Tywan Tremain Dickerson, Ryan 
     Patrick Eder, Matthew Bernard Flaherty, Matthew Alan Gabrano, 
     Joseph Maxwell Gibbs, Mitchel Glover Jr., Michael Aloysius 
     Goin, James Frederick Grauvogl, Elijah David Alvis Gray, 
     Michael Guz, Donald James Adams, Rex E. Agness, Jason Ray 
     Amstutz, Ian Thorne Armstrong, Christopher Brian Aviles, 
     Thomas Shawn Baker, David Matthew Barker, Michael Bauman, 
     Kevin Lee Bell, Tracy Red Bell, Justin Lee Bladecki, Ronnie 
     L. Bond, Shaun Alan Casto, Byron Scott Chambers, Charles 
     Scott Clabbers, Juba Akilaerveal Cochran, Robert Allen Craft, 
     Gary Allen Cravens, Adam Lee Davis, Craig Mathew Dryden, 
     Spencer Lee England, Brian Dean Farlie, Joshua Aaron Filson, 
     Shaun Fitzpatrick, Timothy Alan Fort, Steven Franklin Foss, 
     Daniel Trent Gakle, Brian Keith Gardner, Randy Jay Gauck, Joe 
     Gomez, John Geoffrey Grafton, Christoff Mathew Haglund, 
     Willim Lee Hayes, Michael DeWayne Heffner, David Scott Hitz, 
     and Matthew John Hooper.
       William Austin Jarret, David Pascal Johnson Jr., Dean 
     Arthur Jones, Stefen Michael Kaur, Joseph Ralph Kolosci Jr., 
     Andrew Kovats, Jason Michael Landfald, Ricky Lawson, Jared 
     Douglas Leinart, Kyle Lewis Leonard, Israel Lopez, Michael 
     Paul Ludwig, Aaron James Malerich, Jonathan Joseph Martin, 
     Mark Andrew Masters, Kenneth Edward Maynor, Carey Allen 
     McCrary, Jerame Edward Miller, Dale Allen Muzik Jr., James 
     Byron Newland, Charles Carlon Odle Jr., James Kenneth 
     Papay, James Robert Parker, David Lee Peer, David Scott 
     Pegg, Gregory Allen Perra, Harold Thomas Petri Jr., Paul 
     David Price, Franklin Allen Reed Jr., Jason Keith Reed, 
     Brian Michael Richmond, Robert Rollins, Daniel Gabriel 
     Ronay, Aaron John Rosenfeld, Brian Michael Sardeson, 
     Andrew Kevin Scalf, Harrold Allan Schrimsher, Damon Alan 
     Schroeder, Blaine Daniel Schultz, David Sendejas Jr., 
     Thomas Alan Sergent, Sean Patrick Smiertelny, Carl James 
     Smith, Gayle Thomas Smith, Brett Robert Sobiski, Donald 
     Jeffery Spoor, David Michael Stone, Derek William 
     Surowiec, James Raymond Swanson, Timothy Michael Vaclavik, 
     Omar Velez, Rodney Allen Wells, Scott Allen Williams, and 
     Cameron Mitcheal Wright.
       Marlin Lee Lloyd Wunder, Anthony Derrell Alston, Brandon R. 
     Antkowiak, Ryan William Ayres, Derek Michael Barragan, James 
     Basinger Jr., Kevin Joseph Bell, Matthew James Bisig, Gary 
     Robert Blake, Jason Paul Blunt, Jacob Ronald James Boyd, 
     Kevin Briskey, Kirk Joseph Brownson, Chandler Clint Cahoon, 
     Tomas Ignacio Canchola, James Edward Cash, Patrick Gerard 
     Cleary, Delbert Lee Clem, Rodrice Lenall Cole, Edward T 
     Cooney, Jason Michael Cribari, Jose Luis Cuadra, Clyde 
     Leonard Daniel, Brian Douglas De1court, Rene Delgadillo, 
     Billy Joe Dixon, Matthew Jason Farner, Richard Flores, 
     Richard Paul Freeman, Mark Allen Gerber, Jason Alexander 
     Hefner, Michael Alexander Hermann, Patrick Jermaine 
     Hernandez, Christofer D. Hoyum, Jamie Darrell Jarboe, Michael 
     Jonson, Chester Lee Jones Jr., Michael Ryan Jones, Richard 
     Joseph Kerr Jr., Daniel Gerard Kirby, John Harold Koch, 
     Stephen Kometz, David John Kozinski, Rodney Allen Kreft, 
     Melvin Oswaldo Lira, William Lito Loubriel II, John Quincy 
     Lubbe, Rick Allen Marino Jr., Brien Michael McCartney, Ivan 
     Lamont McIntosh, William Everett McKee III, Matthew Lawrence 
     Mitchell, Jason Moody, Michael Raymond Murray, Spiro David 
     Olympidis, Kenny Wayne Parks, and David James Phillips.
       Jon Robert Pitts, Thomas Duane Rankin, Douglas Alan Ricca, 
     Wesley Aaron Robertson, Samuel Victor Rogowski, William John 
     Schissler II, Ryan Scott, Deon Scott, Anthony Joseph Schultz, 
     Robin Laurence Siems, Andrew Wayne Sigler, Christopher Alan 
     Smith, Bartholomew Smith, Adam James Stewart, Jerry L. Sumner 
     Jr., Zoltan Louis Szabo, Marion Otis Thatcher, Jose Anthony 
     Trujillo, Frank Hobert Turner III, Theodore Widin Uzelac Jr., 
     John M. Villegas, Jerod Lee Wagner, Jerome Nathaniel Watts, 
     Kenneth Paul Wells III, Dane Emerson Wheeler, Patrick 
     Williamson, Lamar Benjamin Wilson, Walter Johnson Wright Jr., 
     James Ewel Yacconi, Benjamin Thomas Zimmermann, Yvette Bell, 
     Melissa T. Elliot, James Austin Gazaway, Steven Randall 
     Hines, Kevin E. Kuwik, Paul Timothy South, Reynaldo Benjamin 
     Urra, James Nelson Marker, Charles Richard Socks, Somsack 
     Thanthima, Keith Mark Hall, Matthew John Hamater, Ruben Haro 
     Jr., Demetrius Demonte Henderson, Jaime Demetrio Hoch, 
     Matthew Scott Hopkins, Allen David Hughes, Charles Edward 
     Hunter III, Muain Issa, Alvino Luis Jaime, Robert Anthony 
     Jaso, Derrell Donte Jenkins, William Robert Johnson II, Kerry 
     Kinney, and James Foster Knight.
       Nicholas John Kowalczyk, David Marshall Kuzmar, Luis Andre 
     Landecho, Dean Lane, Vincent Isaac Lenart, Kevin Lee 
     Littlejohn, Jason Elliot Loebbaka, Angel Miguel Lozano, 
     Darnell Porter Malone, Thomas Martinez, Brandon Thomas 
     McCormick, Robert William Metcalf, William Arnett Mills Jr., 
     Sean Minard, David Ernest Moake Jr., Donald Marvin Mull, 
     Stephen Michael Otten Jr., Brian Scott Panzik, Gershom 
     Richard Parr III, Bruce Wayne Pierce II, Gregory Allen 
     Potter, Carlos Reyes, Jody Van Roberts, James Michael 
     Robinson, Aaron Shane Santonelli, Julian Anthony Scott, 
     Ashley Cole Sharp, Richard Smart, Terry Alan Specyal, Mark 
     Thomas Tegtman, Jeremy Thomas, Jose Angel Tovalin, Enrique 
     H. Uribe Jr., Aaron Michael Vance, Joseph Edgard Vedette, 
     Michael Edgard Vician, Cornelius Horace Weathers, Aaron 
     Michael Webb, Travis Lane Wheatley, Daniel Kareen Wiley, 
     Larry V. Williams Jr., Danile James Wills Sr., Bryan 
     Thomas Zabrecky, Leonard Leroy Cottom, Paul Raymond 
     Gordon, Steve Elias Haddad, Benjamin Matthew Joy, Michael 
     Alan Kieszkowski, Thomas Willard Lamb, Jeremy Aaron 
     Morton, Charles Andrew Pendleton, Peter Ruvalcaba, Alan 
     Gene Scott, John Spann Everett, Derek Randall Sutton, and 
     Alan Earle Thomas Jr.

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