[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 25470]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   IN HONOR AND MEMORY OF LANCE CORPORAL NORMAN WALLACE ANDERSON, III

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                     HON. C.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 8, 2005

  Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Speaker, I humbly rise before you today to 
mourn the loss and to honor the life of a devoted United States Marine 
from Parkton, Maryland.
  Lance Corporal Norman Wallace Anderson, III, died during active duty 
on the nineteenth day of October in the year 2005 while conducting 
combat operations against enemy forces in Karabilah, Iraq. Anderson was 
killed by a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device.
  Anderson, assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d 
Marine Division, 2 Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North 
Carolina, joined his division in June 2003 as a rifleman.
  He returned to the States November of last year, and wed high school 
sweetheart, Victoria Worthing Anderson in August before continuing to 
active duty.
  The Lance Corporal had aspirations of military life since he was a 
young boy. He dreamt of following in the footsteps of his father, 
Norman Wallace Anderson, Junior, a retired Army Ranger.
  Anderson is remembered as a soldier who wished to serve his country 
so that his parents, his friends, and all of their families could keep 
their freedom.
  A ceremony was held at Anderson's alma mater, Hereford High School, 
during a football game on Friday, the twenty-first of October 2005 to 
honor the fallen soldier. Players wore Anderson's initials on their 
helmets and the school retired his number thirty-three jersey.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join with me today to honor a man who 
proudly devoted his life to serving his country for the safety of his 
fellow citizens.

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