[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 20653-20654]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF MARINE LANCE CORPORAL TIMOTHY CREAGER

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                         HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 27, 2006

  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to rise today in 
honor of Marine LCpl Timothy Creager.
  Timothy is one of America's fallen heroes. He was one of our best and 
brightest, and he had the courage to put himself in harm's way for our 
country.
  On July 1, 2004, Lance Corporal Creager was killed in action while on 
patrol near Fallujah, in the Al-Anbar Province in Iraq, surrounded by 
his fellow marines of 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. His 
sacrifice shows us how precious freedom is--that a man would give his 
life to preserve it for his family and fellow Americans.
  We Tennesseans knew Tim as an outstanding student, Eagle Scout, and 
battalion commander in the Civil Air Patrol at Craigmont High School. 
In 2003, he gave up his scholarship to the Citadel after his sophomore 
year because he felt it was his duty to enlist in the Marines. Timothy 
chose this path because he believed in America.
  On Veterans Day this November 11, 2006, the Bartlett community will 
hold a 5K race to honor Timothy. The community will also be dedicating 
an expanded Bartlett Veterans Memorial to honor Timothy and all those 
who have served our country.
  Mr. Speaker, nothing can replace Timothy and no words can express our 
gratitude to his friends and family for raising the kind of young man 
who would give his all for America. We can only honor his life and 
always remember his courage.
  Our thoughts are with his mom and dad, Kay and Mike. I want them to 
know their country is grateful and we won't forget what their son did 
for us all.

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