[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 15097-15098]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      CONDOLENCES TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF ARMY LT. ROBERT COLVILL

  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, the sad news reached Hoosiers last week. Army 
Lieutenant Robert Colvill, Junior, of Anderson, Indiana, lost his life 
fighting to liberate Iraq and defend American

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ideals overseas. He and three other soldiers died as a result of wounds 
suffered during a terrorist car bombing and mortar attack.
  Robert Colvill, Jr., was a hero who believed in this great Nation. In 
the ninth grade, he determined he would serve his country in the Marine 
Corps. And so, after graduating from Madison Heights High School in 
1991, he joined the Marines. He retired after 8 years of service, 
having achieved the status of sergeant. But his passion for fighting 
for his country was too much to ignore; and Robert Colvill, Jr., 
enlisted in the United States Army after only 1 year as a civilian.
  I think Mayor Kevin Smith of Anderson, Indiana, said it best when he 
said, ``Soldiers like Lt. Colvill represent the best of the United 
States of America, men and women of ideals who are unafraid to fight 
for freedom for themselves, their country, and other peoples of the 
world.''
  Mr. Speaker, Lt. Robert Colvill, Jr., is a hero whose service and 
sacrifice brought freedom to 25 million Iraqis. His memory and the 
memory of that sacrifice will forever be emblazoned on the hearts of 
two grateful nations.
  I offer my deepest condolences to his family and friends and the 
community at large as we deal with the loss of a hero.

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