[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14721]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


  HONORING THE MEMORY OF AMELIA, OHIO NATIVE ARMY SERGEANT CHARLES A. 
                        KISER, WHO DIED IN IRAQ

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                            HON. ROB PORTMAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 6, 2004

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the memory of Army Sergeant 
Charles A. Kiser, a brave soldier, who died Thursday, June 24, 2004, in 
an explosion near Mosel, Iraq. Sergeant Kiser is a native of Clermont 
County, OH, an area I represent.
  Sgt. Kiser grew up in Amelia, OH, attended St. Bernadette School, and 
began competing in track in the third grade. He graduated from 
McNicholas High School in 1985, where he was a champion sprinter and 
later a member of the University of Cincinnati's track team. It is said 
that he was one of the most talented sprinters ever at U.C. Several of 
Sgt. Kiser's records still stand at U.C., including the 300 yard dash 
indoors and the 300 meters.
  After a year at the University of Cincinnati, he left to join the 
Navy. He spent 7 years in active duty, mostly in Italy, where he met 
his wife, Debbie, who was also in the Navy. Sgt. Kiser followed that 
with 7 years in the Naval Reserve.
  They settled in Wisconsin, and had two children, Alicia and Mark. Two 
years ago, Sgt. Kiser joined the Army Reserve and trained at Ft. McCoy, 
Wisconsin. He left for Iraq in late 2003 with the 330th Military Police 
Detachment, based in Sheboygan.
  Close to his family, Sgt. Kiser grew up with six women: his mother 
and five sisters, all of whom still live in the Clermont County area. 
Last night, there was a community-wide celebration of Sgt. Kiser's life 
at the Clermont County Courthouse in Batavia.
  All of us in the Cincinnati area are grateful for Sgt. Kiser's 
service to our country, and express our deepest sympathy to his family 
and many friends.

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