[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 28, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E203]
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                   IN MEMORY OF CPT SANDOR L. GORDON

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 28, 2006

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, with the death of CPT 
Sandor Lebron Gordon in a tragic car accident on Sunday, November 27, 
2005, our State lost a true South Carolina hero.
  Captain Gordon led a selfless life, demonstrated by his commitment to 
his family and his country. The son of Reverend and Mrs. Sammie L. 
Gordon of Orangeburg, SC, Gordon grew up in a home where love, hard 
work and concern for others were cherished and honored. It was these 
characteristics that made him successful in life.
  As a husband, his wife and college sweetheart, the former Angela 
Nicole Strong called him her ``very best friend.'' His son James 
praised his father for the love and concern he gave him and his little 
brother Simeon. My son Alan and the men of the 3d of the 178th Field 
Artillery Battalion who served with Captain Gordon in Iraq said of him 
``Sandor always had a smile to share, an ear to listen, and a hand to 
shake. He was a selfless humanitarian who volunteered to leave the 
safety of his base to take school supplies, clothes, food and water to 
the neediest Iraqi children living nearby.''
  Captain Gordon was a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated, 
the NAACP, and was voted ``Top 20 under 40 Midlands Successful 
Businessmen'' for the year 2005. A respected small businessman, Captain 
Gordon made the financial sacrifice to answer his Nation's call to duty 
in December 2003, and upon returning from Iraq a year later was awarded 
the prestigious Bronze Star Medal.
  His family, friends, and the Iraqi children he lovingly helped will 
remember Captain Gordon for his selfless dedication to them, our 
country, and a free Iraq. He is deeply missed by all who knew him.
  The Wilson family extends its deepest sympathy to the Gordon family.

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