[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 15, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E494]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING CORPORAL JONATHAN W. TAYLOR, HOMOSASSA, FLORIDA

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                         HON. RICHARD B. NUGENT

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 15, 2011

  Mr. NUGENT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Corporal Jonathan W. 
Taylor, of Homosassa, Florida who died on February 22, 2011 while 
conducting combat operations in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan.
  Growing up, Corporal Taylor always knew that he wanted to one day 
become a Marine. As a student at Lecanto High School, he was an active 
member of the JROTC Program and participated in the Yankeetown U.S. 
Navy Sea Cadet corps.
  In October 2007, Corporal Taylor was deployed on his first combat 
tour of duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Following that 
tour, he was also deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom 
three separate times. While his unit was not deployed during his second 
to last tour, Corporal Taylor bravely volunteered to go back to 
Afghanistan to continue the fight with his fellow Marines.
  Corporal Taylor was laid to rest today with full military honors at 
Arlington Cemetery. Now beside his fellow brothers in uniform, his 
parents say they are proud to see him off on what they like to call his 
fifth and final tour of duty on behalf of this great country.
  As a nation, we owe our fallen heroes and their families a debt that 
can never truly be repaid. Corporal Taylor courageously made the 
ultimate sacrifice for his fellow Marines and for our country. I am 
humbled to have the opportunity to honor a true American hero today.

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