[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 24038]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            PAYING TRIBUTE TO MARINE CORPORAL SHANE KIELION

  (Mr. TERRY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TERRY. Mr. Speaker, it is with a deep sense of gratitude and 
profound sense of sadness that I rise to pay tribute to the life of a 
brave young man who grew up in my hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, Marine 
Corporal Shane Kielion who died Monday in combat in Iraq, in Fallujah. 
On the same day, he became a father.
  With his entire life in front of him, Shane chose to risk everything 
to fight for the values Americans hold close to our hearts in a land 
halfway around the world. This was his second tour of duty.
  My heart goes out to his wife April and his brand-new son Shane and 
his parents, Roger and Patricia. As a father myself, I cannot imagine 
being unable to see my sons grow up, and it breaks my heart that Shane 
will not have the same experience. But I know that Shane will be 
watching over his young son, and I hope the boy will grow up knowing 
that his father loved him and his mother very much.
  Shane was known as a dedicated person to his wife and he would be to 
his son and to his country, and all Nebraskans will remember him as a 
true American. We can take pride in the example he set, bravely 
fighting to make the world a better place. My thoughts and prayers go 
out to Shane's family and friends during this difficult time. May God 
grant them strength, peace, and comfort.

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