[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 60 (Thursday, May 5, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E819]
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                A TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT GABRIEL HAUGLAND

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 5, 2011

  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the achievement of 
Lieutenant Gabriel Haugland of Clear Lake, Iowa who recently received 
the Combat Infantryman Badge for his service in the Iowa Army National 
Guard during Operation Enduring Freedom.
  The Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) was established on October 7, 1943 
by the U.S. War Department. It is awarded to those soldiers who 
personally fought in ground combat while assigned to either an infantry 
or a Special Forces unit.
  Lieutenant Haugland, a graduate of the University of Iowa and Drake 
University Law School, joined the Army National Guard in May of 2004. 
He recently returned from serving a deployment in Afghanistan with 
Bravo Company, 168th Infantry Battalion. His unit's mission was to 
secure the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, which consisted 
primarily of stopping the flow of foreign fighters, drugs, and guns 
into Afghanistan.
  On January 8, 2011, Lieutenant Haugland's unit came under fire from 
the Taliban. He engaged in the fight, and thankfully was not wounded. 
However, he broke his leg three days later in a non-combat related 
accident and was sent stateside to recover. Lieutenant Haugland plans 
to resume his military career after his recovery.
  Lieutenant Haugland is a true patriot and a true hero. I know my 
colleagues in the United States Congress will join me in thanking him 
for his service to our great country and in congratulating him for 
receiving the Combat Infantryman Badge. I wish him, his wife Carolyn, 
and their children the best of luck in the future.

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