[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 103 (Thursday, July 18, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1087]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       BRING ARMANDO TORRES HOME

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                           HON. DUNCAN HUNTER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 18, 2013

  Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of Armando Torres, an 
American and former Marine who was kidnapped in Mexico. Armando served 
in the Marine Corps from 2005 to 2011, completing tours in Iraq and 
Africa. He is a native of Texas and the father of two small children.
   In the Marines, we were taught to leave no person behind, and we 
must uphold that commitment to Armando. The United States and Mexican 
Governments have been working to find Armando, but it is clear that 
much more can be done. That is why the State Department and Justice 
Department must raise the visibility of this issue, and send a clear 
message to his captors that the United States will not tolerate the 
kidnapping of one of its citizens. Marines and their families from 
across our Nation have been rallying around Armando's cause, and it is 
time for all of us to join them, so we can ensure that Armando will be 
safely returned home to his family.

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