[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17009]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            CONGRATULATING LANCE CORPORAL WILLIAM BURKE JR.

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                        HON. THOMAS G. TANCREDO

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 21, 2007

  Mr. TANCREDO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to one of my 
constituents, LCpl William Burke Jr.
  Lance Corporal Burke recently returned from Haditha, Iraq, where he 
served a 7-month deployment. He was assigned to Company E of the Second 
Battalion, Third Marine Regiment of the United States Marine Corps.
  The city of Haditha saw unprecedented improvements when Lance 
Corporal Burke's Company E served. Upon arrival, Haditha was considered 
one of the most dangerous regions in Iraq. By the end of Lance Corporal 
Burke's deployment, the police force was rapidly growing, attacks on 
Iraqi Police and Marine patrols were steadily decreasing, and relations 
with the Iraqi people were improving.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in paying tribute to Lance Corporal 
Burke, whose selfless actions benefit all Americans. Our Nation owes 
Lance Corporal Burke and his fellow soldiers a great debt of gratitude 
for their service.

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