[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 195 (Wednesday, December 19, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S15985]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES

  Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, another month has passed, and more 
American troops lost their lives overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan. It 
is only right that we take time in the Senate to honor them.
  Since last memorializing the names of our fallen troops on November 
16, the Pentagon has announced the deaths of 39 troops. They lost their 
lives in Iraq and in Operation Enduring Freedom, which includes 
Afghanistan. They will not be forgotten. Today I submit their names 
into the Record:

     PFC Juctin R. P. McDaniel, of Andover, NH
     SGT Austin D. Pratt, of Cadet, MO
     PVT Daren A. Smith, of Helena, MT
     SFC Jonathan A. Lowery, of Houlton, ME
     SSG Michael J. Gabel, of Crowley, LA
     CPL Joshua C. Blaney, of Matthews, NC
     SGT Samuel E. Kelsey, of Troup, TX
     SPC Brynn J. Naylor, of Roswell, NM
     CPO Mark T. Carter, of Fallbrook, CA
     SSG Gregory L. Elam, of Columbus, GA
     CPL Tanner J. O'Leary, of Eagle Butte, SD
     CPL Johnathan A. Lahmann, of Richmond, IN
     SPC Randy W. Pickering, of Bovey, MN
     SGT Eric J. Hernandez, of Waldwick, NJ
     PVT Dewayne L. White, of Country Club Hills, IL
     CPT Adam P. Snyder, of Fort Pierce, FL
     SGT Kyle Dayton, of El Dorado Hills, CA
     SGT Blair W. Emery, of Lee, ME
     SPC Matthew K. Reece, of Harrison, AR
     SFC John J. Tobiason, of Bloomington, MN
     CPL Allen C. Roberts, of Arcola, IL
     PVT Isaac T. Cortes, of Bronx, NY
     SPC Benjamin J. Garrison, of Houston, TX
     SSG Jonathon L. Martin, of Bellevue, OH
     SPC Melvin L. Henley, Jr., of Jackson, MS
     SGT Alfred G. Paredez, Jr., of Las Vegas, NV
     PFC Marius L. Ferrero, of Miami, FL
     CPL Jason T. Lee, of Fruitport, MI
     CPL Christopher J. Nelson, of Rochester, WA
     2LT Peter H. Burks, of Dallas, TX
     SSG Alejandro Ayala, of Riverside, CA
     SGT Steven C. Ganczewski, of Niagara Falls, NY
     SGT Mason L. Lewis, of Gloucester, VA
     SGT Kenneth R. Booker, of Vevay, IN
     2LT Stuart F. Liles, of Hot Springs, AR
     SPC Ashley Sietsema, of Melrose Park, IL
     CPT David A. Boris, of PA
     SPC Adrian E. Hike, of Callender, IA
     SGT Derek R. Banks, of Newport News, VA

  We cannot forget these brave men and women and their sacrifice. These 
brave souls left behind parents and children, siblings, and friends; we 
want them to know the country pledges to preserve the memory of our 
lost soldiers, who paid the ultimate price, with the dignity they 
deserve.

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