[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 7914]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES


                        Sergeant John W. Miller

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I wish to recognize today the passing of 
a fellow Iowan who has fallen in service to this country. Sergeant John 
W. Miller, of the Iowa Army National Guard Company, A, 224th Engineer 
Battalion, was killed by a sniper on April 12 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, while 
providing security for a road-clearing operation. He was 21 years old 
and is survived by a father, Dennis, two brothers, James and Nathan, 
and a sister, Jessica, who live in the Burlington, IA area.
  John Miller attended West Burlington High School and received his 
high school diploma from Des Moines Area Community College. He joined 
the Iowa Army National Guard in March of 2002 and was mobilized to go 
to Iraq in October of 2004. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze 
Star, Purple Heart, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global 
War on Terrorism Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Army 
Good Conduct Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Army Reserve Component 
Achievement Medal and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with ``M'' device 
for Mobilization. He was also promoted to sergeant posthumously.
  I offer my condolences to John's family and friends. Sergeant 
Miller's battalion leader wrote that John ``will never be forgotten.'' 
I ask all of my colleagues and fellow Americans to join me in 
fulfilling that promise of remembrance. We must remember John and his 
comrades who have fallen, their lives, and their sacrifices; for a 
Nation that forgets her heroes will lose her direction, her strength, 
and her spirit.

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