[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8368]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    A PROCLAMATION IN MEMORY OF PRIVATE FIRST CLASS GAVIN J. COLBURN

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                           HON. ROBERT W. NEY

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 28, 2005

  Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I hereby offer my heartfelt condolences to the 
family, friends, and community of PFC Gavin J. Colburn upon the death 
of this outstanding soldier.
  PFC Colburn was a member of the Army Reserve's 656th Transportation 
Company of Springfield, Ohio serving his great nation in the country of 
Iraq. He was a loving son to his parents, Tony and Tina, a caring 
brother to Matthew, and a loving fiancee to Sarah Kern. PFC Colburn was 
an active citizen in his community and did his best to make his 
neighborhood a better place to live.
  PFC Colburn will be remembered for his unsurpassed sacrifice of self 
while protecting others. His example of strength and fortitude will be 
remembered by all those who knew him.
  While words cannot express our grief during the loss of such a 
courageous soldier, I offer this token of profound sympathy to the 
family, friends, and colleagues of PFC Gavin J. Colburn. His service 
has made us proud.

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