[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 108 (Tuesday, July 19, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H5170]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
HONORING MARINE CORPORAL KYLE SCHNEIDER
(Ms. BUERKLE asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute.)
Ms. BUERKLE. Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness that I wish to
inform the House of Representatives that on June 30, 2011, Marine
Corporal Kyle Schneider of Phoenix, New York, in Onondaga County was
killed by an improvised explosive device while serving in Helmand
province, Afghanistan.
Corporal Schneider was born in Syracuse and lived in Baldwinsville,
New York, for most of his life. He was a graduate of Baker High School
and attended Onondaga Community College for a year before enlisting in
the Marine Corps in 2008. Corporal Schneider is survived by his
parents, Richard and Lorie Schneider; a brother, Kevin; and his
fiancee, Theresa Lynn Dodge of West Columbia, Texas.
Corporal Schneider was a proud and valiant marine. But he was also a
son, a brother, a grandson, a fiancee, friend, and comrade. He will be
greatly missed, and no words will diminish the grief of those who knew
and loved him. In his death, he has earned the thanks of a grateful
Nation.
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