[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24154]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING AMERICA'S FALLEN HEROES

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                       HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 26, 2005

  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to somberly note the 2,000th 
death of an American servicemember in Iraq. Having reached this 
unwelcome milestone, I realize that the important number, however, is 
and remains, one. Each loss of a servicemember in Iraq is a loss to one 
unit, to one family, to one mother and one father and it is a loss we 
all suffer together as one Nation. Each loss represents the supreme 
sacrifice of one more American hero, a hero that now stands forever 
alongside the American heroes who gave their lives in forging this 
great Nation in the war of independence, that preserved our Union in 
the Civil War, that defeated the fascists and the Nazis in World War II 
and that fought communism in Korea and Vietnam. Among these men and 
women we honor today are four from my community in Guam. These four 
fallen heroes are a reflection of our island's patriotism, valor and 
sacrifice. I mark this new milestone with great sadness but take 
comfort in knowing that another generation of Americans, included among 
them another generation of Guam's sons and daughters, has answered the 
call of duty to protect freedom and the American way of life. We owe a 
deep gratitude to these fallen men and women and to their families. May 
God bless them and may God bless our country.

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