[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23421]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      RECOGNIZING BRANDON K. SNEED

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 20, 2005

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, Sergeant First Class Brandon K. 
Sneed, 33, originally of Norman, Oklahoma, died on October 10, 2005, in 
Iraq. Sergeant First Class Sneed was assigned to B Company, 1st 
Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, at Fort 
Benning, Georgia. According to initial reports, Sergeant First Class 
Sneed died when an improvised explosive device detonated near his 
military vehicle. His survivors include his wife, children, and 
parents.
  Brandon Sneed was a devoted husband and father and was eager to serve 
his country, Mr. Speaker. Like every other soldier, he dutifully left 
behind his family and loved ones to serve our country overseas.
  Words cannot express the sense of sadness we have for his family, and 
the gratitude our country feels for his service. Sergeant First Class 
Sneed died serving not just the United States, but the entire cause of 
liberty, on a noble mission to help spread the cause of freedom in Iraq 
and liberate an oppressed people from tyrannical rule. He was a true 
American.
  We will forever hold him closely in our hearts, and remember his 
sacrifice and that of his family as a remembrance of his bravery and 
willingness to serve. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for the House's 
remembrance on this mournful day.

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