[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11127]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             FALLEN HEROES

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                               speech of

                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 20, 2004

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the life of 
Captain John Tipton who was recently killed in Iraq.
  Cpt. Tipton, 32, a 1989 Granite City High School graduate, died this 
past Sunday in an explosion during combat in the Al Anbar Province in 
Iraq. The province, west of Baghdad, is where Camp Fallujah is located 
and is one of the most hostile regions in Iraq. Capt. Tipton was 
commander of Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry, 1st 
Brigade, 1st Infantry Division out of Fort Riley. He was stationed at 
Fort Riley, Kansas with his wife, Susie Tipton, of Collinsville, and 
their two children, Austin, 4, and Kaitlyn, 2.
  I am proud of the service Cpt. Tipton has given to our country and 
the service he and others provide on a daily basis. Not enough can be 
said about the sacrifice and dedication these men and women display 
while serving in Iraq. It is troops like Cpt. Tipton, those risking 
their lives everyday, that ensure our freedom here at home and to 
others throughout the rest of the world. I salute him and my heart felt 
condolences go out to his family and all the troops continually 
fighting to ensure freedom and democracy.

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