[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17579]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING LANCE CORPORAL PATRICK T. HOWARD

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                        HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 7, 2006

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to wish a full and 
healthy recovery to Lance Corporal Patrick T. Howard, who suffered 
extensive injuries while on guard duty in Iraq on July 18.
  Lance Corporal Howard was born and raised in Miami, and enlisted in 
the Marines directly after graduating from high school. In March of 
2006, he was deployed to Ramadi, Iraq, and was meritoriously promoted 
to the rank of Lance Corporal.
  I am deeply saddened about the grave nature of the injuries inflicted 
upon such a selfless young man from South Florida. The entire community 
is grateful to Lance Corporal Howard for his contributions in the 
struggle to spread liberty to Iraq, and values the sacrifices of all 
those currently defending our Nation overseas.
  I ask that you please keep Lance Corporal Howard and his family in 
your thoughts and prayers as he completes the recovery process.

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