[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 123 (Thursday, July 17, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E689]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FALLEN FIVE

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                 HON. CHARLES J. ``CHUCK'' FLEISCHMANN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 17, 2025

  Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker. I rise today to commemmorate the tenth 
anniversary of the July 16, 2015, terrorist attacks in Chattanooga that 
took the lives of five brave U.S. servicemen, remembered forever as the 
Fallen Five.
  Ten years ago, yesterday, tragedy struck our Chattanooga community 
when a radical jihadist terrorist took the lives of five heroic 
servicemen and wounded two others in one of the darkest days 
Chattanooga and Tennessee have endured. Out of the horror and violence 
of that terrible day, our community has stood firmly together in love, 
support, kindness, and strength to honor and remember the ultimate 
sacrifice and legacy of the Fallen Five and to uplift and support their 
beloved families.
  Chattanoogans, Tennesseans, and Americans nationwide will never 
forget the Fallen Five. We will always pay homage to U.S. Marine 
Gunnery Sergeant Thomas J. Sullivan, U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant David 
A. Wyatt, U.S. Marine Sergeant Carson A. Holmquist, U.S. Marine Lance 
Corporal Squire K. ``Skip'' Wells, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd 
Class Randall J. Smith. Their dedication to America, our community, our 
military, our freedoms, and service to others will always be 
remembered.
  Please join Brenda and me in praying for the eternal souls of the 
Fallen Five, who are home now with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and 
for their families and loved ones. We remember the eternal, healing 
words spoken through Psalms, ``God is our refuge and strength, a very 
present help in trouble,'' and ``Even though I walk through the valley 
of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me.'' 
May God bless the Fallen Five and their families, and may God continue 
to bless Chattanooga and our great Nation.

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