[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24122]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




TRIBUTE TO CHARLES T. HEINLEIN, UNITED STATES ARMY, PRIVATE FIRST CLASS

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                             HON. DAVE CAMP

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 10, 2007

  Mr. CAMP of Michigan. Madam Speaker, our Nation is sustained by men 
and women who so willingly risk their lives to defend our liberty and 
our way of life. Private First Class Charles T. Heinlein was one such 
soldier, and he gave the last full measure in service to his country 
and to his fellow citizens.
  Today, I want to recognize on the floor of the United States House of 
Representatives the life of Charles T. Heinlein. In saluting heroes 
like Charlie, we remember him with undying gratitude. And we resolve, 
though we cannot repay the debt we owe him or his family, to live our 
lives in such a way as to be worthy of their sacrifice.
  Charlie joined the United States Army to become ``a better person,'' 
but it is his heroism in battling back tyranny and terror halfway 
around the globe that has helped build a better America and a better 
world. His actions on the field of duty will forever stand as a 
reminder that America remains the land of the free and the home of the 
brave.
  May God keep Charlie; may God watch and comfort his family; and, may 
God continue to grant this Nation with the courage to defend life and 
liberty.

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