[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7446]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    IN MEMORY OF MARINE LANCE CORPORAL THOMAS SLOCUM OF THORNTON, CO

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                            HON. MARK UDALL

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 25, 2003

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I learned today that Colorado has 
suffered its first casualty in the war on Iraq. Lance Corporal Thomas 
Slocum was one of nine Marines killed near Al Nasiriyah on Sunday, 
March 23, in an ambush. Another forty Marines were wounded in the 
fight. My heart goes out to Lance Corporal Slocum's family and friends.
  Thomas Slocum was based at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina but called 
Thornton, Colorado, his home. He was just 22 years old at the time of 
his death--so young, but old enough to have developed the courage and 
dedication it took for him to answer the call to service. He was a 
brave and dedicated Marine who proudly served when his nation called on 
him to fight in the war against Iraq to bring freedom and justice to 
that country.
  The death of Lance Corporal Slocum brings this war closer to home for 
us all. All Coloradans, and indeed all Americans share in the pain of 
Lance Corporal Slocum's death, but we also share in honoring his 
unswerving dedication to our great nation. He will forever be 
remembered for his heroism and his sacrifice.

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