[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 47 (Wednesday, April 10, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E412-E413]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING ARMY CORPORAL WILLIAM L. McMILLAN III

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                             HON. ANDY BARR

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 10, 2013

  Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, nearly five years ago Army Corporal William L. 
McMillan III gave the ultimate sacrifice for our Nation. He was 
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker 
Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, 
Hawaii, and was only 22 years of age when he gave his life for this 
country.

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  There is nothing as noble as the character of a man who so willingly 
dedicates his life for others. The American warriors serving our 
military, and their families, understand that better than anybody. They 
embody what it means to be an American.
  William McMillan gave his life on June 8, 2008 in Baghdad when his 
patrol was struck by an improvised explosive device. CPL McMillan is 
survived by his wife, Elizabeth; his parents, Marge and Lloyd McMillan; 
his brother Brad, sister Laura Buchanan and husband Rob, niece Paige, 
and nephew Chance.
  William grew up in Lexington, Kentucky, and was always going to be a 
military man like his father, who graduated from West Point and served 
in Vietnam. He was a star athlete at Hargrave Military Academy in 
Virginia, where he was captain of the football, wrestling, and lacrosse 
teams. He attended Virginia Military Institute for one year before 
enlisting in the Army. William was serving his first tour of duty in 
Iraq, and his awards include the Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf 
Cluster, Purple Heart, Combat Action Badge, National Defense Service 
Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal with Bronze Service Star, Global War on 
Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, 
and the Weapons Qualifications Badge of Expert.
  We grieve the loss of this American warrior, but we celebrate and 
honor his life and his service. William stood for the best of the 
American ideals and values exemplified in our fighting infantrymen. He 
served this Nation as the fine soldier he always wanted to be. He 
fought for liberty for a people he did not know in a land where he had 
never been.
  As a U.S. Congressman, I am forever grateful for William McMillan's 
service to our country and am both humbled and honored by the sacrifice 
he made for the price of our freedom. Because of his bravery and that 
of his fellow men and women in uniform, our American freedoms are 
protected for future generations. Truly, he is a hero to us all.

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