[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8228]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES


                           SPC Dennis Morgan

  Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President, SPC Dennis Morgan was a 
dedicated soldier who fought bravely for his country. He was a member 
of the South Dakota National Guard and worked to protect others by 
finding and disarming explosive devices along the roads.
  Morgan was mobilized December 7, 2003 and deployed to the Middle East 
in February. He was in the last vehicle of a convoy, protecting an 
armored personnel carrier when a roadside bomb exploded. Morgan is the 
first casualty involving the South Dakota National Guard, which has 
nearly 1,200 members in the Middle East. His wife described him as a 
``wonderful man, a hero, very loving and always happy.''
  I would like to express my deepest sympathy for the Morgan family. 
SPC Dennis Morgan will be greatly missed and our thoughts and prayers 
will be with his family and friends. He leaves behind his wife and his 
mother. Dennis's sacrifice will forever remind this Nation of the 
danger that comes with the duty to protect our Nation's interests and 
the freedoms of others around the world. As a Nation we are grateful to 
Dennis Morgan and other soldiers like him who make the ultimate 
sacrifice so that others can live in freedom.

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