[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 88 (Monday, July 10, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7280-S7281]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES


                   sergeant first class terry wallace

  Mr. HAGEL. Mr. President, I rise to express my sympathy over the loss 
of U.S. Army SFC Terry Wallace of Nebraska. Sergeant Wallace died when 
an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in 
Taji, Iraq on June 27. He was 33 years old.
  Sergeant Wallace was born in Winnsboro, LA. He graduated from 
Winnsboro High School, where he ran track and played drums in the 
school band. He enlisted in the Army in 1990. In recent years, Sergeant 
Wallace lived in Bellevue, NE, with his wife Shunda and daughter Raven.
  Sergeant Wallace had several assignments overseas, including other 
locations in the Middle East. In December 2005, he was deployed to Iraq 
with the 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry 
Division, based out of Fort Hood, TX. Sergeant Wallace will be 
remembered as a smart, hardworking man who was honored to serve and 
defend his country. Thousands of brave Americans like Sergeant Wallace 
are currently serving in Iraq.
  In addition to his wife and daughter, Sergeant Wallace is survived by 
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parents J.R. and Mary Wallace; his twin brother Jerry, as well as 
several other brothers and sisters. Our thoughts and prayers are with 
them at this difficult time. America is proud of Sergeant Wallace's 
heroic service and mourns his loss.
  I ask my colleagues to join me and all Americans in honoring SFC 
Terry Wallace.


                        Corporal Jeremy S. Jones

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I rise today to honor one of our 
Nation's most courageous men, who fell while serving in Operation Iraqi 
Freedom. CPL Jeremy S. Jones gave his life on June 27, 2006 when an 
improvised explosive detonated while he was on patrol. Corporal Jones 
was a member of D company, 1st battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 4th 
Infantry Division, Fort Hood, TX. He was 25 years old.
  My thoughts and prayers are with the Jones family, his father, Scott; 
his mother, Diane; his wife, Jennifer; and his two young children, 
Mackenzie and Anthony. Also, my deepest sympathies go out to Jeremy's 
friends, to the men and women of the 4th infantry, and to all who knew 
him.
  Jeremy was a soldier, a patriot, and a father. Jeremy did not die in 
vain but gave his life defending freedom and protecting all of us back 
home. He is truly an American hero. Corporal Jones' sacrifice and the 
sacrifice of so many others will be remembered by all freedom-loving 
Americans.

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