[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 23]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 31930-31931]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            TRIBUTE TO SERGEANT FIRST CLASS DAVID A. HARTMAN

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 15, 2007

  Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to one of 
America's fallen heroes, Sergeant First Class David A. Hartman. 
Sergeant Hartman will be honored on December 1 by the Bay City United 
States Army Reserves. They will dedicate the Drill Hall at the Bay City 
Michigan Reserve Center in his memory.
  David Hartman is remembered by his family and friends as loving, 
fair-minded, honest, fun-

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loving, family-oriented, and job-oriented. He worked hard, and was not 
afraid to step in and help out. He followed his father's example and 
signed up for the military when he graduated from high school. He was a 
21-year veteran of the military. David served in the first Gulf War and 
came home with Gulf War Syndrome. He was eligible for a medical 
discharge but he decided to stay in the military to continue serving 
his country. Sergeant Hartman stated that he wanted to join the people 
going to fight and lead by example. On July 17, 2004, at the age of 41, 
David Hartman was asked to make the ultimate sacrifice for his country 
when the vehicle he was driving was struck by an improvised explosive 
device in Bayji Iraq. Sergeant Hartman was serving in Iraq with the 
Army Reserves 401st Transportation Company from Battle Creek, MI. He is 
survived by his wife, Robbin, son, Benjamin, and daughter, Heather.
  Madam Speaker, when Sergeant Hartman volunteered to put his life on 
the line for his country, it was with the hope that he would never be 
required to make that ultimate sacrifice. But it was God's will that 
his life be cut short on that road in Iraq. We as a Nation need to 
remember SFC David Hartman and all the brave individuals who have died 
for our freedom. I ask the House of Representatives to join me and keep 
their memory in our hearts and prayers.

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