[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 102 (Wednesday, July 17, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H4579]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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              MARINES WILL NOT LEAVE THEIR BROTHERS BEHIND

  (Mr. BROUN of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of Corporal 
Armando Torres, a 25-year-old marine and Iraq war vet, who finds 
himself in a desperate situation. More than 2 months ago, Corporal 
Torres was kidnapped, along with his father and uncle, from a Mexican 
ranch.
  While the media's lack of attention has their kidnappers thinking 
we've just given up, my colleagues and my fellow marines in the House 
of Representatives have a different message: marines will not leave 
their brothers behind, and the U.S. should not either. We will not rest 
until we bring Corporal Torres home.
  Now is the time to send a message to Torres' kidnappers that their 
actions against a U.S. citizen and a marine veteran will not be 
tolerated. I urge my fellow marines to join me on the House floor and 
to demand action for Corporal Torres and his family.

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