[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5681]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING THE RETURN OF SOLDIERS FROM IRAQ

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                          HON. JEB HENSARLING

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 5, 2005

  Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to honor several 
members of our Nation's military who have recently returned home after 
serving our country with distinction in Iraq.
  Specialist Rocky Padgett, Specialist Chad Sumner, Specialist James 
Tyson Zigler, Specialist Bud Rath, Specialist Bradrick Graves, 
Specialist James Arnold, Specialist Jason Yanna, Specialist Michael 
Easdon, Corporal Jason W. Fitzgerald, Sergeant Christopher Callaway, 
and Sergeant John L. Tetty all deserve our deepest appreciation and 
respect. In the face of tremendous danger, these 11 men bravely 
answered the call of duty to fight our enemies abroad so that we would 
not have to fight them here at home. Because of their efforts, America 
is safer today than it was just 2 years ago.
  On behalf of the grateful citizens of the Fifth District of Texas, it 
is my pleasure to welcome these heroes home. America owes these men, 
and all who serve beside them in the War on Terror, a tremendous debt, 
one that we will probably never be able to fully repay. Today, we thank 
them for their courage, their patriotism, their service, and their 
sacrifice.
  As these men return to their families, friends, and the lives they 
left behind, I want to ensure that they do so secure in the knowledge 
that it is through their service that America will one day be free from 
the horrors of terrorism. It is because of their service, that future 
generations of Americans will be able to enjoy freedom, peace, 
prosperity, and the many other blessings that God has bestowed upon 
this great land, the United States of America.
  Gentlemen, on behalf of a grateful Nation, welcome home.

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