[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 16]
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[Page 21713]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                IN HONOR OF LANCE CORPORAL CLEVE KINSEY

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 28, 2006

  Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Marine Lance 
Corporal Cleve Kinsey, who was wounded in Ramadi, Iraq, earlier this 
year.
  Cleve, a native of Foley, Alabama, and a member of the Marines' 3rd 
Battalion, 8th Regiment, was injured on April 1, when an improvised 
explosive device was detonated next to the Humvee in which he was 
riding. Sustaining serious injuries to his left leg, Cleve faced the 
very real threat of losing his leg. After undergoing at least 12 
surgeries, which included having muscle tissue transplanted from his 
back to his leg, his leg was saved.
  A member of Foley High School's track and football teams, Cleve 
joined the Marines upon graduation. Throughout his career with the 
Marines, Cleve has set a standard of excellence and displayed the 
qualities of discipline, devotion, and dedication to country that are 
the hallmarks of men and women throughout the long and distinguished 
history of the American military.
  Mr. Speaker, I am happy to note that Cleve returned home last month. 
I urge my colleagues to take a moment to pay tribute to Marine Lance 
Corporal Cleve Kinsey and his selfless devotion not only to our country 
and the freedom we enjoy, but to a people who are in the infant stages 
of a new life--a new freedom--in their own land.
  I ask my colleagues to join with me in recognizing a true hero. I 
know Cleve's parents, Jimmy and Penny, his brothers, Matthew and 
Christopher, his sister April, and his many friends join with me in 
praising his accomplishments and extending heartfelt thanks for his 
selfless efforts on behalf of a grateful Nation.

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