[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Pages 25303-25304]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES


                        Corporal Jarrod L. Maher

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to a fellow 
Iowan, Marine Cpl Jarrod Maher, who gave his life for his country in 
Iraq, and to express my heartfelt sympathy to his

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family. A native of Imogene, IA, Corporal Maher was serving in the 
Baghdad suburb of Abu Ghraib as a member of the 1st Battalion, 4th 
Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force 
stationed in Camp Pendleton, CA. Only 2 weeks after his graduation from 
Shenandoah High School, Maher became a marine. Corporal Maher is 
survived by his father and mother, Kevin and Jacque Maher, as well as 
numerous siblings.
  Jarrod Maher will be missed by a great many people. His service and 
sacrifice represent Iowa at its best. In describing him, his father, 
Kevin Maher said, ``He loved being a Marine, but he also loved coming 
home. He loved the farm. He loved to help.'' In honor of Jarrod's 
spirit of selflessness, I ask my colleagues in the Senate and my fellow 
Americans to join me in paying respect to Marine Cpl Jarrod Maher.

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