[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10868]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           PAYING TRIBUTE TO STAFF SERGEANT EMMANUEL LEGASPI

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 12, 2006

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Staff 
Sergeant Emmanuel Legaspi, who died of injuries sustained in Tal Afar, 
Iraq on May 7, 2006.
  Sergeant Legaspi had lived in the United States for only a year when 
he signed up with the Army. At 32, he was much older than the typical 
recruit. But for the native of the Philippines, military service was a 
opportunity to show how much he appreciated a chance at life in 
America. Sergeant Legaspi, who was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th 
Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, 
Friedberg, Germany, was injured, and later died, when his unit came 
under enemy small arms fire during combat operations. For his valor, 
Sergeant Legaspi was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and the 
Bronze Star.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor the life of Staff Sergeant Emmanuel 
Legaspi. Sergeant Legaspi made the ultimate sacrifice for his country 
while fighting the War on Terror and defending democracy and freedom.

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