[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 160 (Wednesday, December 14, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2522-E2523]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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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