[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 106 (Monday, June 25, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E905]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING THE MEMORY OF SERGEANT JOEL A. HOUSE

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                          HON. BRUCE POLIQUIN

                                of maine

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 25, 2018

  Mr. POLIQUIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate this year's 
11th Anniversary of the death of Sergeant Joel A. House, United States 
Army, and to recognize the Sgt. Joel A. House Summer Camp Fund's 10th 
Annual Beach n BBQ Day on Silver Lake in Lee, Maine.
  Sgt. Joel House was an extraordinary man and soldier, serving in the 
2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st 
Cavalry Division stationed at Fort Hood, Texas and deployed to Iraq. He 
made the ultimate sacrifice on June 23, 2007 in Taji, Iraq when an 
improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
  Since Sgt. Joel House's heroic death in 2007, his parents Paul and 
Deanna, beloved family, the Town of Lee, and our Great State of Maine 
have never forgotten his service and sacrifice. It has become tradition 
for his family and the people of Maine to pause and honor Sgt. House 
each and every year through the Sgt. Joel A. House Summer Camp Fund's 
Beach n BBQ fundraiser.
  This year, on June 30, 2018, we will pay tribute to his life with 
this event, and support Maine youth as they seek to attend the summer 
camp of their choice, as Joel loved to do. Sergeant House's family and 
friends know how proud he would be to help so many Maine kids achieve 
their dreams.
  Today, the legacy of Sergeant Joel House and his selfless sacrifice 
lives on in the Town of Lee. We are so proud that this man lived, and 
hailed from the heart of our Great State of Maine. I am humbled and 
honored to serve in the United States Congress on behalf of the House 
family and the residents of Lee, Maine, who are always looking to honor 
the memory of our brave heroes like Sgt. Joel House.
  Mr. Speaker and distinguished colleagues, please join me in 
recognizing the 11th Anniversary of the death of Sergeant Joel A. 
House, and in assuring his family, friends, and community that he will 
never be forgotten.

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