[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 14369-14370]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I rise to pay tribute to 34 young 
Americans who have been killed in Iraq since May 6. I have been doing 
this all throughout the war. All of them were from California or they 
were based in California.
  LCpl Jeremiah E. Savage, age 21, died May 12 of wounds received due 
to hostile action in Al Anbar Province. He was assigned to 2nd 
Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, 
CA.
  SGT Brud Cronkrite died May 14 from injuries sustained in Karbala. He 
was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Armor, 1st Armored Division, 
Friedberg, Germany. Sergeant Cronkrite was from Spring Valley, CA.
  PFC Michael A. Mora, age 19, died May 14 in An Najaf when his 
military vehicle slid off the road and turned over. He was assigned to 
the Army's 3rd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1st Calvary 
Division, Fort Polk, LA. Private First Class Mora was from Arroyo 
Grande, CA.

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  PFC Brian K. Cutter, age 19, was found unconscious on May 13 and was 
later pronounced dead in Al Asad, Iraq. Cause of death is under 
investigation. He was assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st 
Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, CA. Private First Class Cutter was 
from Riverside, CA.
  PFC Brandon Sturdy, age 19, died May 13 from hostile fire in Al Anbar 
Province. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st 
Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  LCpl Bob W. Roberts died May 17 due to hostile fire in Al Anbar 
Province. He was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine 
Division, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  SPC Marcos Nolasco died May 18 in Baji, Iraq, as a result of an 
electrocution accident. He was assigned to Battery B, 1st Battalion, 
33rd Field Artillery, 1st Infantry Division, Bamberg, Germany. He was 
from Chino, CA.
  PFC Michael M. Carey, age 20, died May 18 in Iraq. He apparently fell 
into a canal and did not resurface. His remains were recovered on May 
18. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine 
Division, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  Cpl Rudy Salas, age 20, died May 20 from fatal injuries sustained 
when his vehicle was involved in an accident while conducting a 
resupply convoy in Al Anbar Province. He was assigned to 1st Light 
Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, 
CA. Corporal Salas was from Baldwin Park, CA.
  Sgt Jorge A. MolinaBautista, age 37, was killed May 23 in an 
explosion while conducting combat operations in the Al Anbar Province. 
He was assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st 
Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, CA. He was from Rialto, CA.
  PFC Daniel P. Unger, age 19, died May 25 in Forward Operating Base 
Kalsu during a rocket attack. He was assigned to the Navy National 
Guard's 1st Battalion, 185th Armor, 81st Separate Armor Brigade, 
Visalia, CA. He was from Exeter, CA.
  LCpl Kyle W. Codner, age 19, died May 26 due to hostile action in Al 
Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 
1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  Cpl Matthew C. Henderson, age 25, died May 26 due to hostile action 
in Al Anbar Province. He was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 
1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  LCpl Benjamin R. Gonzalez, age 23, was killed May 29 from an 
explosion while conducting combat operations in the Al Anbar Province. 
He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine 
Division, Camp Pendleton, CA. He was from Los Angeles, CA.
  Pfc Cody S. Calavan, age 19, died May 29 due to hostile action in Al 
Anbar Province. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 
1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  LCpl Rafael Reynosasuarez, age 28, was killed May 29 from an 
explosion while conducting combat operations in the A1 Anbar Province. 
He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine 
Division, Camp Pendleton, CA. He was from Santa Ana, CA.
  Cpl Dominique J. Nicolas, age 25, died May 26 from hostile fire in A1 
Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Combat engineer Battalion, 
1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  1LT Kenneth Michael Ballard, age 26, died May 30 in Najaf during a 
firefight with insurgents. He was assigned to the Army's 2nd Battalion, 
37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, from Friedburg, Germany. 
He was from Mountain View, CA.
  LCpl Dustin L. Sides, age 22, died May 31 from hostile fire in A1 
Anbar Province. He was assigned to 9th Communications Battalion, I 
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  Cpl Bum R. Lee, age 21, died June 2 as the result of multiple 
traumatic injuries received from an explosion while conducting combat 
operations in Al Anbar Province. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th 
Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, CA. He was from 
Sunnyvale, CA.
  LCpl Todd J. Bolding, age 23, died June 3 of wounds received due to 
hostile action in Al Anbar Province. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 
4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  LCpl Jeremy L. Bohlman, age 21, died June 7 from hostile action in Al 
Anbar Province. He was assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance 
Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  PFC Sean Horn, age 19, died June 19 due to a non-hostile incident at 
Camp Taqaddum, Iraq. He was assigned to Combat Service Support Group 
11, 1st Force Service Support Group, Camp Pendleton, CA. He was from 
Orange, CA.
  SSgt Marvin Best, age 33, died June 20 due to hostile action in Al 
Anbar Province. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 
1st marine division, Twentynine Palms, CA.
  SPC Thai Vue, age 22, died June 18 in Baghdad when a mortar round hit 
the motor pool where he was working. He was assigned to the Army's 
127th Military Police Company, 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th 
Military Police Brigade, V Corps, Hanau, Germany. He was from Willows, 
CA.
  LCpl Pedro Contreras, age 27, died June 21 from hostile fire in Al 
Anbar Province. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 
1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  LCpl Deshon E. Otey, age 24, died June 21 from hostile fire in Al 
Anbar Province. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 
1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  Cpl Tommy L. Parker, Jr., age 21, died June 21 from hostile fire in 
Al Anbar Province. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine 
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  LCpl Juan Lopez, age 22, died June 21 from hostile fire in Al Anbar 
Province. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st 
Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  2LT Andre D. Tyson, age 33, died June 22 in Balad, Iraq, when enemy 
forces ambushed his ground patrol. He was assigned to the Army National 
Guard's 579th Engineer Battalion, Petaluma, CA. He was from Riverside, 
CA.
  SPC Patrick R. McCaffrey, Sr., age 34, died June 22 in Balad, Iraq, 
when enemy forces ambushed his ground patrol. He was assigned to the 
Army National Guard's 579th Engineer Battalion, Petaluma, CA. He was 
from Tracy, CA.
  LCPL Manuel A. Ceniceros, age 23, died June 26 from an explosion 
while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province. He was 
assigned to Regimental Combat Team 1 Headquarters Company, 1st Marine 
Division, Camp Pendleton, CA. He was from Santa Ana, CA.
  Sgt Kenneth Conde, Jr., age 23, died July 1 due to injuries received 
from enemy action in Al Anbar Province. He was assigned to 2nd 
Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, 
CA.
  LCPL James B. Huston, Jr., age 22, died July 2 in a vehicle accident 
while his unit was responding to hostile action in Al Anbar Province. 
He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, lst Marine Regiment, 1st Marine 
Division, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  Mr. President, 206 soldiers who were either from California or based 
in California have been killed while serving our country in Iraq. I 
pray for these young Americans and their families, and I pray for those 
who are over there. I look forward to the day when we have a plan to 
bring our troops home.
  I, again, thank Senators Leahy and Hatch and I yield the floor.

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