[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19591]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   REMEMBERING NEW MEXICO'S WAR DEAD

  (Mr. UDALL of New Mexico asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
the men from New Mexico who have died in Iraq. Five New Mexicans and 
more than 1,000 American military servicemen and -women have made the 
supreme sacrifice for their Nation on the battlefields of Iraq.
  The five are Lance Corporal Christopher Ramos of Albuquerque; 
Sergeant Moses Rocha of Roswell; Sergeant Lee Duane Todacheene of 
Farmington; Specialist James H. Pirtle of La Mesa; and Sergeant Tommy 
L. Gray of Roswell. All five have been part of the ultimate sacrifice.
  No words can ever express adequately the gratitude and reverence that 
Americans feel for these men. Nor can we ever repay the debt incurred 
to them and their families, whose anguish can only inadequately be 
tempered by a grateful Nation.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in remembering that five 
New Mexicans and more than 1,000 fellow Americans stood and fell for 
all of us. My prayers go out to the families of these fallen heroes, 
and I hope they know this country honors their sacrifices and 
recognizes their passing.

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