[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 16288-16290]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING THE FALLEN

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the Speaker's announced policy of 
January 4, 2005, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Emanuel) is 
recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader.
  Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, there are now 1,979 American military 
personnel who have given their lives in the service of our Nation in 
both Iraq and Afghanistan. We owe these brave individuals and their 
families a debt of gratitude that can never be fully repaid.
  It is our responsibility to honor the ultimate sacrifice that our men 
and women in uniform have made while serving our country. We often 
invoke their sacrifices in general but seldom take the time to thank 
them individually. In the previous weeks my colleagues and I, from both 
sides of the aisle, have recognized these individual servicemen and 
women on the floor of the people's House by reading their names and 
rank, the names and rank of each servicemember who has fallen in the 
Iraqi and Afghanistan theatres of war.
  Today, approximately 1,700 names have been read. Tonight, we will 
continue and complete this tribute with the names of our most recent 
fallen fellow Americans. In the words of President Franklin Delano 
Roosevelt, each of these heroes stands in the unbroken line of patriots 
who have dared to die that freedom might live and grow and increase in 
its blessings.
  God bless and keep each of the brave Americans whose memory we honor 
tonight:
  Specialist Francisco G. Martinez
  Lance Corporal Kevin S. Smith
  Specialist Travis R. Bruce
  Corporal Bryan J. Richardson
  Sergeant Isiah J. Sinclair
  Sergeant Lee M. Godbolt
  Private 1st Class Samuel S. Lee
  Specialist Eric L. Toth
  Sergeant Kenneth L. Ridgley
  Sergeant Kelly S. Morris
  Warrant Officer Charles Wells Jr.
  Sgt. 1st Class Robbie D. McNary
  Corporal Garrywesley Tan Rimes
  Staff Sergeant Ioasa F. Tavae Jr.
  Lance Corporal Tenzin Dengkhim
  Corporal William D. Richardson
  Sgt. James Alexander Sherrill
  Sgt. 1st Class Stephen Kennedy
  Staff Sergeant Christopher W. Dill
  Lance Cpl. Jeremiah Kinchen

                              {time}  2015

  Mr. EMANUEL. The gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Davis).
  Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee. Sergeant Javier J. Garcia
  Specialist Glenn J. Watkins
  Specialist Sascha Struble
  Specialist Daniel J. Freeman
  Staff Sgt. Romanes L. Woodard
  Major Edward J. Murphy
  PFC Pendelton L. Sykes II
  Specialist Michael K. Spivey
  Staff Sgt. Charles R. Sanders Jr.
  Lance Corporal Juan C. Venegas
  Staff Sgt. Kevin Dewayne Davis
  PFC Casey M. LaWare
  Specialist Manuel Lopez III
  Specialist John W. Miller
  Corporal Tyler J. Dickens
  Corporal Michael B. Lindemuth
  Captain James C. Edge
  Specialist Aleina Ramirezgonzalez
  Specialist Randy Lee Stevens
  Sergeant Tromaine K. Toy Sr.
  Sergeant Angelo L. Lozada Jr.
  Private Aaron M. Hudson
  Private Joseph L. Knott
  Private 1st Class Steven F. Sirko
  Major Steven W. Thornton
  Private 1st Class Sam W. Huff
  PFC Kevin S. K. Wessel
  Specialist Jacob M. Pfister
  Lance Cpl. Marty G. Mortenson
  Corporal Kelly M. Cannan
  PFC Robert A. ``Bobby'' Guy
  PFC Gavin J. Colburn
  Private Robert C. White III
  Sergeant Anthony J. Davis Jr.
  Seaman Aaron A. Kent
  Corporal Kevin William Prince
  Specialist Robert W. Defazio
  Specialist Gary W. Walters Jr.
  1st Sergeant Timmy J. Millsap
  Sgt. 1st Class Allen C. Johnson
  Mr. EMANUEL. The gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Shimkus).
  Mr. SHIMKUS. Specialist David L. Rice
  Corporal Joseph S. Tremblay
  PFC Robert W. Murray Jr.
  Specialist Ricky W. Rockholt Jr.
  1st Lieutenant William A. Edens
  Sergeant Eric Wayne Morris
  Sergeant Timothy Craig Kiser
  Private Charles S. Cooper Jr.
  PFC Darren A. Deblanc
  Captain Ralph J. ``Jay'' Harting III
  Captain Stephen W. Frank
  2nd Lt. Clifford V. Gadsden
  Sergeant Kenya A. Parker
  S. Sgt. Juan de Dios Garcia-Arana
  Specialist Derrick Joseph Lutters
  Captain Kelly C. Hinz
  Major John C. Spahr
  Staff Sergeant Tommy S. Little
  Sergeant John E. McGee
  Staff Sergeant William J. Brooks
  Sergeant Stephen P. Saxton
  Sergeant Michael A. Marzano
  Sergeant Aaron N. Cepeda Sr.
  Lance Cpl Lance Tanner Graham
  PO 3rd Class Jeffery L. Wiener
  Lance Corporal Michael V. Postal
  Lance Corporal Nicholas C. Kirven
  Corporal Richard P. Schoener
  Lance Cpl. Lawrence R. Philippon
  Corporal Dustin A. Derga
  Specialist Steven Ray Givens
  Staff Sergeant Thor H. Ingraham
  PFC Nicolas E. Messmer
  Sgt. Gary A. ``Andy'' Eckert Jr.
  Lance Corporal Marcus Mahdee
  Lance Cpl. Taylor B. Prazynski
  PFC Stephen P. Baldwyn
  Staff Sgt. Anthony L. Goodwin
  1st Sergeant Michael J. Bordelon
  Staff Sgt. Samuel Tyrone Castle
  Mr. EMANUEL. The gentleman from New York (Mr. Bishop).
  Mr. BISHOP of New York. 1st Lt. Michael J. Fasnacht
  Captain Phillip T. Esposito
  1st Lieutenant Louis E. Allen

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  Sergeant David Joseph Murray
  Corporal Brad D. Squires
  Lance Cpl. Devon Paul Seymour
  Lance Cpl. Thomas O. Keeling
  Lance Corporal Daniel Chavez
  Lance Corporal Dustin V. Birch
  Staff Sergeant Mark O. Edwards
  Sgt. 1st Class Victor H. Cervantes
  Lance Cpl. Mario Alberto Castillo
  Lance Corporal Andrew J. Kilpela
  Specialist Casey Byers
  Sergeant 1st Class Neil A. Prince
  Sergeant Larry R. Arnold Sr.
  Specialist Terrance D. Lee Sr.
  Corporal Stanley J. Lapinski
  Specialist Anthony D. Kinslow
  Sergeant Larry R. Kuhns Jr.
  Lance Corporal John J. Mattek, Jr.
  Sergeant Anthony G. Jones
  PFC Nathan B. Clemons
  PFC Joshua P. Klinger
  PFC Michael Ray Hayes
  PO 2nd Class Cesar O. Baez
  Lance Corporal Chad B. Maynard
  Lance Corporal Dion M. Whitley
  Corporal Tyler S. Trovillion
  Corporal Jesse Jaime
  Lance Cpl. Jonathan R. Flores
  Staff Sgt. Christopher N. Piper
  Captain John W. Maloney
  Lance Corporal Erik R. Heldt
  Specialist Anthony S. Cometa
  Sgt. 1st Class Michael McNulty
  Lance Corporal Adam J. Crumpler
  Corporal William A. Long
  1st Lieutenant Noah Harris
  Sergeant 1st Class Victor H. Cervantes
  Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy, a constituent of mine.
  Mr. EMANUEL. The gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. McCarthy).
  Mrs. McCARTHY. Lance Cpl. John T. Schmidt III
  Lance Corporal Jourdan L. Grez
  Lance Cpl. Jonathan Walter Grant
  Lance Corporal Nicholas B. Erdy
  PFC Christopher R. Dixon
  Lance Corporal Wesley G. Davids
  Staff Sergeant Kendall H. Ivy II
  PFC Kenneth E. Zeigler II
  Sergeant Andrew R. Jodon
  Sergeant John M. Smith
  PFC Travis W. Anderson
  Sergeant Charles C. Gillican III
  Sergeant Jacob M. Simpson
  Private 1st Class Wesley R. Riggs
  Sgt. Antwan L. ``Twan'' Walker
  Sergeant Robin V. Fell
  Specialist Bernard L. Sembly
  PFC Wyatt D. Eisenhauer
  Sergeant Brad A. Wentz
  Sergeant Kurt D. Schamberg
  Corporal Steven Charles Tucker
  Sergeant Charles T. Wilkerson
  Sergeant Kenneth J. Schall
  1st Lieutenant Aaron N. Seesan
  Specialist Tyler L. Creamean
  Sergeant Benjamin C. Morton
  Sergeant John B. Ogburn III
  Sergeant Carl J. Morgain
  Private 1st Class Kyle M. Hemauer
  Staff Sergeant Russell J. Verdugo
  Specialist Joshua T. Brazee
  Sergeant Christopher S. Perez
  Sergeant Daniel Ryan Varnado
  Specialist Bryan Edward Barron
  Specialist Audrey Daron Lunsford
  Staff Sergeant Saburant Parker
  Sgt. 1st Class Randy D. Collins
  Sergeant 1st Class Peter J. Hahn
  PFC Jeffrey R. Wallace
  Specialist Dustin C. Fisher
  Mr. EMANUEL. The gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Shays).
  Mr. SHAYS. Sergeant Charles A. ``Chuck'' Drier
  Sergeant David Neil Wimberg
  Sergeant Alfred Barton Siler
  Major Ricardo A. Crocker
  Sergeant Mark A. Maida
  CWO 2 Joshua Michael Scott
  CWO 4 Matthew Scott Lourey
  Lt. Colonel Albert E. Smart
  Specialist Phillip N. Sayles
  1st Sergeant Michael S. Barnhill
  Staff Sergeant Victor M. Cortes III
  Corporal Jeffrey B. Starr
  Staff Sergeant Casey Crate
  Captain Derek Argel
  Captain Jeremy Fresques
  Major William Downs
  Sergeant Miguel A. Ramos
  SFC Steven M. Langmack
  PFC Class Louis E. Niedermeier
  Staff Sergeant Virgil R. Case
  Specialist Phillip C. Edmundson
  Captain Charles D. Robinson
  Staff Sergeant Leroy E. Alexander
  Civilian--Linda J. Villar
  Corporal Antonio Mendoza
  PFC Brian Scott ``Scotty'' Ulbrich
  Specialist Eric J. Poelman
  Staff Sergeant Justin L. Vasquez
  Colonel Theodore S. Westhusing
  Specialist Carrie L. French
  Specialist Brian M. Romines
  Lance Corporal Jonathan L. Smith
  Lance Corporal Robert T. Mininger
  Lt. Colonel Terrence K. Crowe
  Specialist Eric T. Burri
  PFC Emmanuel Hernandez
  Sergeant Michael J. Kelley
  PFC Douglas E. Kashmer
  Sergeant Roberto Arizola Jr.
  Lance Cpl. Marc Lucas Tucker
  Mr. EMANUEL. The gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Chandler).
  Mr. CHANDLER. Staff Sergeant Christopher N. Piper
  Lance Corporal Adam J. Crumpler
  Private 1st Class Christopher R. Kilpatrick
  Specialist Brian A. Vaughn
  Specialist Christopher L. Hoskins
  Specialist Nicholas R. Idalski
  Sergeant James D. Stewart
  Major Duane W. Dively
  Sergeant Arnold Duplantier II
  Petty Officer 1st Class Regina R. Clark
  Corporal Ramona M. Valdez
  Lance Corporal Veashna Muy
  Lance Corporal Holly A. Charette
  Corporal Chad W. Powell
  Sergeant 1st Class Christopher W. Phelps
  Sergeant Joseph M. Tackett
  Corporal Carlos Pineda
  Specialist Charles A. Kaufman
  Chief Warrant Officer Keith R. Mariotti
  Chief Warrant Officer Steven E. Shepard
  2nd Lieutenant Matthew S. Coutu
  Petty Officer 2nd Class Danny P. Dietz
  Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey S. Taylor
  Petty Officer 2nd Class James Suh
  Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Shane Patton
  Lieutenant Michael M. McGreevy Jr.
  Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffery A. Lucas
  Lieutenant Commander Erik S. Kristensen
  Senior Chief Petty Officer Daniel R. Healy
  Chief Petty Officer Jacques J. Fontan
  Chief Warrant Officer Chris J. Scherkenbach
  Sergeant 1st Class Michael L. Russell
  Major Stephen C. Reich
  Master Sergeant James W. ``Tre'' Ponder III
  Sergeant 1st Class Marcus V. Muralles
  Sergeant Kip A. Jacoby
  Chief Warrant Officer Corey J. Goodnature.

                              {time}  2030

  Staff Sergeant Shamus O. Goare
  Specialist Rafael A. Carrillo, Jr.
  Mr. EMANUEL. Sergeant Manny Hornedo
  Specialist Robert E. Hall Jr.
  Signaller Paul William Didsbury
  Sergeant Chad M. Mercer
  Staff Sergeant Jeremy A. Brown
  Specialist Ryan J. Montgomery
  Private Anthony M. Mazzarella
  Corporal Lyle J. Cambridge
  Staff Sergeant Scottie L. Bright
  Specialist Christopher W. Dickison
  Sergeant Deyson K. Cariaga
  Specialist Hoby F. Bradfield Jr.
  Private 1st Class Eric Paul Woods
  Staff Sergeant Joseph P. Goodrich
  Lance Corporal Ryan J. Kovacicek
  Sergeant Timothy J. Sutton
  Specialist Benyahmin B. Yahudah
  Corporal Christopher D. Winchester
  Corporal Clifton Blake Mounce
  Staff Sergeant Tricia L. Jameson
  Private First Class Timothy J. Hines, Jr.
  Specialist Jared D. Hartley
  Staff Sergeant Ronald T. Wood
  Sergeant Travis S. Cooper
  Specialist Ronnie D. Williams
  Staff Sgt. Frank Tiai.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the distinguished Members from 
both sides of the aisle who have participated in this tribute and 
honor, which took 3 nights over the last 2 weeks to read into the 
Congressional Record and to the people's House.
  I would also like to take this opportunity, on behalf of my 
colleagues, to thank the brave men and women who continue to serve our 
Nation in Iraq,

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Afghanistan, and throughout the world and serve with distinction. Our 
thoughts and prayers are with them and their families at this time 
until they come together.
  In the words of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, I again would 
like to cite: Each of these heroes ``stands in the unbroken line of 
patriots who have dared to die that freedom might live, and grow and 
increase its blessings.''
  A number of our colleagues have stumbled over names. I hope those 
families understand that, although we struggled with their names, we 
honor their service. These pictures are outside my office and outside 
other Members' offices, all 1,900, and with the names that we see here, 
we will add, as the pictures are made available, to always remember 
that their sons and daughters, their husbands and wives, their brothers 
and sisters and their aunts and uncles, when called to serve, they 
served, and they gave their ultimate sacrifice.
  May we always remember them, their names, and their faces. God bless 
them and God bless America.

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