[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 70 (Tuesday, June 6, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1018]
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                  TRIBUTE TO SPECIALIST J. ADAN GARCIA

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                          HON. KENNY MARCHANT

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 6, 2006

  Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise to express my condolences and 
heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of United States Army 
Specialist J. Adan Garcia, 20, of Irving, TX.
  Specialist Garcia died on May 27, 2006 at the National Naval Medical 
Center in Bethesda, MD, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He died 
of injuries sustained on May 22, 2006, while serving in Baghdad, Iraq. 
Specialist Garcia was assigned to the 1st Brigade Special Troops 
Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, in Fort Drum, NY.
  I would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to Specialist 
Garcia. This brave young man made the ultimate sacrifice for the 
security of his country and for the defense of democracy worldwide. He 
was an outstanding young man and we should all be grateful for his 
noble contributions to this nation and the advancement of freedom.
  I am proud to call Specialist Garcia one of our own, and am, again, 
deeply sorry for his family and friends who have suffered this loss. 
His legacy will remain, as the men and women of our armed services 
continue to fight for liberty--both abroad and on our home soil.

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