[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 8418]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        UPHOLD THE REPUTATION OF THE GREAT AMERICAN FIGHTING MAN

  (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, what happened at Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad 
was a disgrace, and it grieved the heart of every American who saw it, 
grief for the families of the Iraqis incarcerated who had endured the 
indignities and grief for the American soldiers, not those involved. 
Those involved must and will be held to the strictest account.
  It grieved me to hear, as someone who has traveled to Operation Iraqi 
Freedom twice, I have been at Camp Victory in Baghdad. I have been at 
Talil Air Base in southern Iraq. I have walked among our soldiers on 
aircraft carriers and on the ground. They are honorable men and women 
who each and every day put their lives on the line in a dignified and 
respectful way as American soldiers ever and always have.
  It is for their reputation that I grieve today and why I call on this 
administration and our own military to put our house in order, hold 
those to account, uphold the great reputation of the American fighting 
man.

                          ____________________