[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21932]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING THE SACRIFICE OF STAFF SERGEANT CAMERON SARNO

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 11, 2003

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the service and 
sacrifice of Staff Sergeant Cameron Sarno. Sarno lost his life on 
Monday, September 1, 2003, while on active duty in Kuwait. Cameron 
Sarno was serving with the 257th Transportation Company when he was 
killed while helping transport much needed supplies to US forces in 
Iraq.
  A native of Hawaii, Staff Sergeant Sarno moved to the Las Vegas 
Valley five years ago where he continued his more than nineteen years 
of service with the Army and the Army Reserve in the 257th, based at 
the Nellis Air Force Base Reserve Center. Sarno had been deployed in 
Kuwait since February of this year, where he operated in support of 
Operation Enduring Freedom.
  A man whose loyalty to family, friends, and comrades was a byword of 
both his personal and military lives, Cameron Sarno gave the ultimate 
sacrifice in defense of the values and ideals that he wished for us 
all. Staff Sergeant Sarno was a patriot and a hero; his dedication to 
our country will remain a reminder of the struggles that we face in the 
name of freedom. I urge all Members of this House to join me in 
honoring his sacrifice and in sending our condolences to his family and 
friends.

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