[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 71 (Wednesday, June 7, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1041]
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                   TRIBUTE TO CORPORAL J. ADAN GARCIA

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                          HON. KENNY MARCHANT

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 7, 2006

  Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise to express my condolences and 
heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of United States Army 
Corporal J. Adan Garcia, 20, of Irving, Texas.
  Corporal Garcia died on May 27, 2006 at the National Naval Medical 
Center in Bethesda, Maryland, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He 
died of injuries sustained on May 22, 2006, while serving in Baghdad, 
Iraq. Corporal Garcia was assigned to the 1st Brigade Special Troops 
Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, in Fort Drum, New York.
  I would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to Corporal 
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 Corporal Garcia one of our own, and 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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