[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10747]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING THE LIFE OF LANCE CORPORAL ROBERT G. POSIVIO III

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                           HON. GIL GUTKNECHT

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, June 9, 2006

  Mr. GUTKNECHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the life of 
LCpl Robert G. Posivio III, who died a hero in a roadside bomb attack 
on May 23, 2006, while protecting his country and fighting for freedom 
in the al Anbar province of Iraq. As a devoted son, brother, and 
Marine, Lance Corporal Posivio will be missed by many.
  Lance Corporal Posivio was born on October 4, 1983, in Mankato, MN, 
to Robert M. Posivio, Jr. and Patricia A. Posivio. He enlisted in the 
United States Marines while attending Martin County West Senior High 
School in Sherburn, MN, where he graduated in 2002.
  Lance Corporal Posivio was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 1st Marine 
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, based at Camp Pendleton, CA. He is 
preceded in death by his grandmother, Ardis Posivio; his uncle, Don 
Wood; his brother, Daniel L. Posivio; and other relatives.
  Lance Corporal Posivio was on his third tour of duty in Iraq and was 
scheduled to be honorably discharged on July 28. He returned to combat 
on April 30 after suffering injuries in a mortar attack on April 13 in 
which two members of his unit were killed. Lance Corporal Posivio told 
his family that if he died, he wanted the following quote placed on his 
tombstone: ``Freedom comes at a price that the free will never know.'' 
We owe Lance Corporal Posivio and all the brave men and women serving 
in our Armed Forces a great debt of gratitude. We ask them to defend 
our Nation; we need to let them know they are not forgotten.
  Mr. Speaker, I offer my condolences to Lance Corporal Posivio's 
parents, Robert, Jr. and Patti; his sister, Sarah Peltier, and her 
husband, Colin; his grandparents, Robert F. Posivio and Eugene and 
Evelyn McDonald; and the many other friends and family who loved him 
and miss him. In this time of sorrow, may our thoughts and prayers 
comfort them, and may his memory bring them peace.

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