[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 95 (Friday, June 28, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1002]
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             IN RECOGNITION OF PLYMOUTH'S SIX FALLEN HEROES

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 28, 2013

  Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the service and 
sacrifice of six fallen heroes hailing from the great town of Plymouth, 
Massachusetts.
   Since September 11, 2001, Plymouth has lost six of its own citizens 
who answered the call to defend their Nation. These selfless 
individuals will now be memorialized by family, friends, and neighbors 
in their hometown when Plymouth's Fallen Heroes Memorial is officially 
unveiled next week. Today, I would like to express my gratitude for 
their service by presenting the names of the fallen to the 
Congressional Record:
   Sergeant First Class Robert E. Rooney, Army National Guard
   Killed in action September 25, 2003 in Kuwait
   Lance Corporal Jeffrey C. Burgess, United States Marine Corps
   Killed in action March 25, 2004 in Fallujah, Iraq
   Private First Class Kevin J. King, United States Army
   Killed in action April 18, 2007 during a training exercise at Fort 
Campbell, Kentucky
   Sergeant Benjamin W. Sherman, United States Army
   Killed in action November 10, 2009 in Western Afghanistan
   Staff Sergeant Matthew A. Pucino, Army National Guard
   Killed in action November 23, 2009 in Pashay Kala, Afghanistan
   Specialist Steven E. Gutowski, United States Army
   Killed in action September 28, 2011 in Ghanzi Province, Afghanistan
   These courageous, distinguished men embodied the best ideals of our 
country and dedicated their lives to its security. I sincerely thank 
these six Plymouth natives for all that they have given in the line of 
duty.
   Mr. Speaker, it is a great honor to recognize the outstanding 
sacrifice that these veterans made for their country. I ask that my 
colleagues join me in this remembrance, and in thanking all of our 
servicemembers deployed across the globe.

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