[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12183]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            RECOGNITION OF ARMY SPECIALIST BRIAN M. ROMINES

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 9, 2005

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the life of Army 
Specialist Brian Romines who was recently killed in action fighting for 
freedom outside Baghdad, Iraq.
  Romines was a 20-year-old native of Simpson, IL who served as an Army 
Specialist assigned to the A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 123rd Field 
Artillery Regiment, Army National Guard in Milan, IL. He was a 2003 
graduate from Vienna High School, Vienna, Illinois. After his 18th 
birthday and his high school graduation, Romines felt the call to duty 
and signed up for the National Guard. According to reports, he was 
killed outside of Baghdad by a roadside bomb.
  Romines is survived by his mother, Melinda Austin of Dongola, IL, his 
father, Randy Romines of Simpson, IL, and his brother Randall Romines, 
also a member of the National Guard. I am proud of the service this 
young man gave to our country and the service his fellow troops perform 
everyday. Not enough can be said about Army Spc Romines. It is troops 
like him that are risking their lives day in and day out to ensure our 
freedom here at home and to others throughout the rest of the world. I 
salute him and my best wishes go out to his family and all the troops 
fighting to ensure freedom and democracy. May God bless them and may 
God continue to bless America.

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