[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 203 (Wednesday, December 13, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1697]
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RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF FALLEN MISSISSIPPI SOLDIER ARMY STAFF SERGEANT 
                     (SSG) ROBERT LEE LOVE, JUNIOR

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                            HON. TRENT KELLY

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 13, 2017

  Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in memory of Army 
Staff Sergeant (SSG) Robert Lee Love, Junior who paid the ultimate 
sacrifice while defending our nation on December 1, 2006, during 
Operation Iraqi Freedom. SSG Love died from injuries he sustained when 
an improvised explosive device detanated near his vehicle during combat 
operations in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. SSG Love was assigned to the 16th 
Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, 
Glessen, Germany.
  According to the Associated Press, SSG Love, a Livingston, Alabama 
native, graduated from Livingston High School in 1996. Mary Love, SSG 
Love's mother, said he enlisted in the Army following graduation and 
served in the military a total of eight years. Prior to deployment, SSG 
Love lived in Germany with his wife, Army Staff Sergeant (SSG) Brianna 
K. Love. The couple had a three-year-old daughter, Brianna. SSG Robert 
Love also had an 11-year-old daughter, Tanessa.
  The Meridian Star newspaper interviewed members of SSG Love's family. 
Mary Love said her son was liked by everyone. ``He was a very sweet 
person who got along with everybody,'' Mary Love said. ``Everybody 
loved him and he loved everybody.'' Robert Lee Love, Senior, SSG Love's 
father, said the loss of their son was difficult. ``It has been hard, 
but we are holding up,'' Mr. Love said.
  Graveside services for SSG Love were held on December 20, 2006 at the 
Pentecostal Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Russell, Mississippi. Elder 
Keith Tisdale and Bishop Marcell Evins officiated the funeral. SSG Love 
is survived by his wife, Brianna; his two daughters, Brianna, and 
Tanessa; his father, Robert L. Love, Senior; his mother, Mary Love; his 
two sisters, Rickitta Thomas and Evelyn Ford; and two brothers, 
Reginald Love and Jeremy Love.
  SSG Love proudly served America and gave his life to protect the 
freedoms we all enjoy.

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