[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 57 (Thursday, April 19, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H1980]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                     LANCE CORPORAL ABRAHAM TARWOE

  (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CICILLINE. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of Lance Corporal 
Abraham Tarwoe of the United States Marine Corps.
  A Liberian American, Lance Corporal Tarwoe elected to serve the 
United States when he joined the Marine Corps in 2009. He was promoted 
to the rank of lance corporal just 2 years ago.
  As a mortar man with the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd 
Marine Division based at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, Lance Corporal 
Tarwoe was conducting combat operations as part of Operation Enduring 
Freedom in Helmand province in Afghanistan when he lost his life on 
April 12.
  Among other awards, Lance Corporal Tarwoe earned the Combat Action 
Ribbon and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.
  His family is planning to hold a burial service in Liberia, following 
a memorial service in the United States on April 28.
  My thoughts and prayers are with Lance Corporal Tarwoe's wife, their 
1-year-old son, and their entire extended family.
  As a grateful Nation and with heavy hearts, we remember him today for 
making the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our freedom and on behalf 
of our Nation. May we honor his memory always.

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