[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5816-5819]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                          HONORING THE FALLEN

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the Speaker's announced policy of 
January 18, 2007, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Emanuel) is 
recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader.
  Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, 3,188 servicemen and -women have died 
serving in Iraq, and 371 have given their lives fighting in 
Afghanistan.
  We owe these brave individuals and their families a debt of gratitude 
that can never fully be repaid. It is our responsibility to honor the 
ultimate sacrifice that our men and women in uniform have made while 
serving their country.
  We often invoke their sacrifices in general, but seldom take the time 
to thank them individually.
  Last year I led a bipartisan group of Members of Congress in 
recognizing the individual members of our Armed Forces that have made 
the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq and Afghanistan by reading the names and 
rank of each servicemember who had fallen in the line of duty so that 
they never will be forgotten and they will always be remembered in the 
Congressional Record.
  So far we have read just over 2,400 names on the floor of the 
people's House. Tonight and on future nights we will continue to 
complete this tribute with the names of our most recent fallen fellow 
Americans.
  If I can, in the words of Franklin Delano Roosevelt: ``Each of these 
heroes stands in the unbroken line of patriots who have dared to die 
that freedom might live and grow and increase in its blessings.''
  God bless and keep each of the brave Americans whose memory we honor 
tonight:
  Private First Class George Anthony Lutz, II; Private Jonathan R. 
Pfender; Staff Sergeant Ayman A. Taha; Sergeant Marcelino Ronald 
Corniel; Staff Sergeant Christopher J. Vanderhorn; Sergeant First Class 
Jason Lee Bishop; Major William F. Hecker III; Captain Christopher P. 
Petty; Sergeant Stephen J. White; Sergeant Johnny J. Peralez Jr.; 
Sergeant Jason Lopez-Reyes; Specialist Ryan D. Walker; Lance Corporal 
Ryan S. McCurdy; Lance Corporal Jason T. Little; First Lieutenant Jaime 
L. Campbell; Captain Clayton Lee Adamkavicius; Specialist Eric D. King; 
Private First Class Jacob H. Allcott; Private Michael E. Bouthot; 
Private First Class Jason D. Hasenauer; Corporal Stephen R. Bixler; 
Staff Sergeant Kevin P. Jessen; Private First Class Ricky Salas Jr.; 
Gunnery Sergeant Justin R. Martone; Gunnery Sergeant John D. Fry; 
Private First Class Amy A. Duerksen; Lance Corporal Kristen K. Marino; 
Staff Sergeant Joseph R. Ray; Specialist Joshua Lee Hill; Lance 
Corporal Nicholas R. Anderson; Staff Sergeant Brian A. Lewis; Sergeant 
Corey A. Dan; Corporal Nyle Yates III; Specialist Carlos M. Gonzalez; 
Sergeant Amanda N. Pinson; Specialist Antoine J. McKinzie; Staff 
Sergeant Christopher L. Robinson; Staff Sergeant Robert Hernandez; 
Captain Timothy J. Moshier; Sergeant First Class John Thomas Stone; 
Chief Warrant Officer John W. Engeman; Master Sergeant Robert H. West; 
Chief Warrant Officer Jamie D. Weeks; Major Matthew W. Worrel; Lance 
Corporal Jose S. Marin-Dominguez Jr.; Lance Corporal William J. 
Leusink; Private First Class Steven Freund; Lance Corporal Robert G. 
Posivio III; Specialist Michael L. Hermanson; Captain Douglas A. 
DiCenzo; Specialist Robert E. Blair.
  Mr. HODES. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to join in reading the names of 
our American heroes:
  Private First Class George R. Roehl Jr.; Lance Corporal Robert L. 
Moscillo; Private First Class Matthew L. Bertolino; Specialist Anthony 
Chad Owens; Specialist Walter B. Howard II; Private First Class Scott 
A. Messer; First Lieutenant Simon T. Cox Jr.; Sergeant First Class 
Lance S. Cornett; Specialist Jesse M. Zamora; Sergeant Jeremiah 
Boehmer; Staff Sergeant Christopher R. Morningstar; Specialist William 
S. Hayes III; Specialist Sergio A. Mercedes Saez; Specialist Jacob E. 
Melson; Major Stuart M. Anderson; Major Michael R. Martinez; First 
Lieuentant Joseph D. DeMoors; Sergeant Nathan R. Field; Chief Warrant 
Officer Rex C. Kenyon; Specialist Clinton R. Upchurch; Staff Sergeatt 
Metodio A. Bandonill; Sergeant First Class Richard J. Herrema; Lance 
Corporal Michael L. Ford; First Sergeant Bobby Mendez; Sergeant Matthew 
A. Webber; Captain Shane Mahaffee; Private First Class Grant Allen 
Dampier; Staff Sergeant Marion Flint Jr.; Staff Sergeant Santiago M. 
Halsel; Petty Officer Third Class Lee Hamilton Deal;

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First Lieutenant Robert Seidel III; Sergeant Lonnie Calvin Allen Jr.; 
Private First Class Nicholas Cournoyer; Lieutenant Colonel Daniel E. 
Holland.
  Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from New Hampshire 
(Mr. Hodes).
  Corporal Carlos Arrelano; Private Robbie M. Mariano; Lance Corporal 
Raul Mercado; Major Douglas A. LaBouff; Lance Corporal Brandon 
Christopher Dewey; Lance Corporal Hugo R. Lopez; Sergeant David L. 
Herrera; Private First Class Caesar S. Viglienzone; Specialist Roberto 
L. Martinez Salazar; Private First Class Javier Chavez Jr.; Lance 
Corporal Michael S. Probst; Specialist Clay P. Farr; Corporal Adam O. 
Zanutto; Lance Corporal Bunny Long; Private First Class Angelo A. 
Zawaydeh; Sergeant Dale G. Brehm; Staff Sergeant Ricardo Barraza; 
Hospitalman Geovani Padilla Aleman; Lance Corporal Felipe D. Sandoval-
Flores; Captain Brian S. Letendre; Sergeant Joseph E. Proctor; Staff 
Sergeant Gavin B. Reinke; Specialist Bryan L. Quinton; Sergeant Elisha 
R. Parker; Private First Class Caleb A. Lufkin; Lance Corporal Adam 
Lucas; Corporal Richard A. Bennett; Captain Nathanael J. Doring; 
Corporal J. Adan Garcia; Captain James A. Funkhouser.
  Those are the names of individuals from the State of California.
  I would now like to yield to my colleague from Tennessee, Congressman 
Cohen, to call the names of those from Tennessee.
  Mr. COHEN. Private First Class Brian J. Schoff; Corporal Rusty L. 
Washam; Staff Sergeant Brock A. Beery; Corporal David A. Bass; Corporal 
Robbie Glen Light; Specialist Ty J. Johnson; Lance Corporal Juana 
Navarro-Arellano; Corporal Joseph A. Blanco; Lance Corporal Marcus S. 
Glimpse; Corporal Salem Bachar; Sergeant Kyle A. Colnot; Lance Corporal 
Aaron William Simons; Private First Class Raymond L. Henry; Private 
First Class Benjamin T. Zieske; Corporal Orville Gerena; Private First 
Class Jacob D. ``Jake'' Spann; Corporal Brandon S. Schuck; Specialist 
Patrick W. Herried; Specialist Allen D. Kokesh Jr.; Lance Corporal 
Steven L. Phillips; Sergeant Nathan J. Vacho; First Sergeant Carlos N. 
Saenz; Specialist Teodoro Torres; Private First Class Alva L. Gaylord; 
Chief Warrant Officer Eric W. Totten; Corporal Jeremy M. Loveless; 
Corporal Bobby R. West; Specialist Brock L. Bucklin; Corporal Alexander 
J. Kolasa; Sergeant Benjamin E. Mejia; Private First Class Brett L. 
Tribble.
  Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from 
Tennessee.
  I will now read the names of those from Florida:
  Sergeant Adam Leigh Cann; Chief Warrant Officer 2; Kyle E. Jackson; 
Sergeant Dennis J. Flanagan; Staff Sergeant Marco A. Silva; Private 
First Class Sean D. Tharp; Sergeant Michael D. Rowe; Lance Corporal 
Patrick J. Gallagher; Private Jody W. Missildine; Private First Class 
Roland E. Calderon-Ascencio; Corporal Pablo V. Mayorga; Sergeant Lea R. 
Mills; Lance Corporal Jason K. Burnett; Lieutenant Colonel Joseph J. 
Fenty; Corporal Matthieu Marcellus; Corporal Ross A. Smith; Petty 
Officer Third Class Nicholas Wilson; Specialist Felipe J. Garcia 
Villareal; Corporal Justin J. Watts; Private First Class Kasper Allen 
Dudkiewicz; Specialist Dustin L. Kendall; Staff Sergeant Christopher T. 
Howick; Sergeant Bryan A. Brewster; Sergeant John C. Griffith; Sergeant 
Jeffery S. Wiekamp; Specialist Justin L. O'Donohoe; Corporal Ryan J. 
Cummings; Staff Sergeant Darren Harmon; Major Michael D. Stover; Petty 
Officer Second Class Jamie Jaenke.
  I would like to now yield to my colleague from New Hampshire, 
Congressman Hodes.
  Mr. HODES. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Specialist Justin Rollins from New Hampshire.
  From Georgia: Petty Officer First Class Michael Anthony Jordan; 
Civilian Darren D. Braswell; Staff Sergeant Rickey Scott; Lance 
Corporal Joshua A. Scott; Sergeant First Class Amos C. Edwards Jr.; 
Lance Corporal Kun Y. Kim; Specialist David S. Collins; Lance Corporal 
Samuel W. Large Jr.; Staff Sergeant Clinton T. Newman; Sergeant Chad A. 
Gonsalves; Sergeant Alberto D. Montrond; Lance Corporal Matthew Ron 
Barnes; Captain Anthony R. Garcia; First Lieutenant Brandon R. Dronet; 
Sergeant Donnie Leo F. Levens; Lance Corporal Nicholas J. Sovie; Senior 
Airman Alecia S. Good; Staff Sergeant Luis M. Melendez Sanchez; 
Sergeant Charles E. Matheny IV; Corporal Matthew D. Conley; Private 
Brian M. Moquin Jr.; Staff Sergeant Dale James Kelly Jr.; Lance 
Corporal Leon Deraps; Corporal Cory L. Palmer; Staff Sergeant Emmanuel 
L. Legaspi; Petty Officer First Class Gary Rovinski; Specialist Issac 
S. Lawson; Corporal Derek A. Stanley; Sergeant Travis A. Van Zoest; 
Specialist Curtis R. Mehrer; Sergeant Daniel Gionet.
  Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague.
  Now Congressman Cohen will read the names of those from Pennsylvania.

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  Mr. COHEN. Thank you, Congressman Emanuel.
  Lieutenant Colonel Michael E. McLaughlin; Corporal Albert Pasquale 
Gettings; Sergeant First Class Randy D. McCaulley; Specialist Fredrick 
A. Carlson; Lance Corporal Jacob Walter Beisel; Staff Sergeant Eric A. 
McIntosh; Specialist Mark W. Melcher; Private Travis C. Zimmerman; 
Corporal Brandon M. Hardy; Staff Sergeant David Michael Veverka; 
Private First Class Stephen P. Snowberger III; Lance Corporal Adam C. 
Conboy; Captain Brian D. Willard; Sergeant Jonathan E. McColley; 
Sergeant James F. Fordyce; Petty Officer Third Class John T. Fralish; 
Sergeant Radhames Camilomatos; Lance Corporal Kyle W. Brown; Corporal 
Brett L. Lundstrom; Sergeant Michael Joseph McMullen; Staff Sergeant 
Mark A. Wall; Sergeant Jose Gomez; Staff Sergeant Bryant A. Herlem; 
Sergeant Steve M. Sakoda; Private First Class Christopher M. Eckhardt; 
Specialist Luis D. Santos; Sergeant First Class Daniel Crabtree; 
Sergeant First Class Clarence D. McSwain; Sergeant Jose M. Velez; Lance 
Corporal Brent Zoucha; Private First Class Ben Slaven; Seaman Zachary 
M. Alday; Lance Corporal Salvador Guerrero; and Corporal Bernard P. 
Corpus.
  Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Tennessee. I will 
now read the names of those from Illinois, my State:
  Sergeant Shawn Christopher Dostie; Lance Corporal Jonathan Kyle 
Price; Private First Class Sean T. Cardelli; Lance Corporal Philip John 
Martini; Sergeant Edward G. Davis III; Specialist Ron Gebur; Chief 
Warrant Officer Christopher B. Donaldson; Staff Sergeant Edwin H. 
Dazachacon; Lance Corporal Adam J. VanAlstine; Private First Class 
Benjamin C. Schuster; Lance Corporal John Joshua Thornton; Specialist 
Joshua U. Humble; Staff Sergeant Christopher J. Schornak; Specialist 
Joshua M. Pearce; Staff Sergeant Dwayne Peter R. Lewis; Master Sergeant 
Emigdio E. Elizarraras; Private First Class Tina M. Priest; Specialist 
Christopher S. Merchant; Sergeant Joshua V. Youmans; Lance Corporal 
Matthew A. Snyder; Lance Corporal David J. Grames Sanchez; Second 
Lieutenant Michael L. Licalzi; Corporal Steve Vahaviolos; Specialist 
Brandon L. Teeters; Lance Corporal Richard Z. James; Lieutenant Colonel 
Charles E. Munier; Sergeant Russell M. Durgin; Sergeant Roger P. Pena 
Jr.; Corporal Michael A. Estrella; Specialist Jeremiah S. Santos; 
Captain Patrick Damon; First Lieutenant Forrest P. Ewens; and Sergeant 
Ian T. Sanchez.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to now recognize my colleague from North 
Carolina, Congressman Heath Shuler.
  Mr. SHULER. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Specialist Kenneth D. Hess; Sergeant Kevin D. Akins; Specialist 
Prince K. Teewia; Specialist Robert T. Johnson; Lance Corporal David S. 
Parr; Specialist David N. Timmons, Jr.; Sergeant Anton J. Hiett; 
Sergeant Jessie Davila; Air Force Civilian Daniel J. Kuhlmeier; Staff 
Sergeant Jay T. Collado; Second Lieutenant Almar L. Fitzgerald; 
Sergeant Rickey E. Jones; Staff Sergeant Gregson G. Gourley;

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Private First Class Christopher L. Marion; Private First Class Allan A. 
Morr; Staff Sergeant Curtis T. Howard II; Sergeant Gordon F. Misner II; 
Specialist Thomas J. Wilwerth; Private Joshua Francis Powers; Sergeant 
Dimitri Muscat; Staff Sergeant Gregory A. Wagner; Specialist Aaron P. 
Latimer; Sergeant Alessandro Carbonaro; Private First Class Eric D. 
Clark; Specialist Armer N. Burkart; First Lieutenant Ryan T. Sanders; 
Sergeant Carlos E. Pernell; Corporal Andy D. Anderson; Staff Sergeant 
Richard A. Blakley; Sergeant Mark T. Smykowski; First Lieutenant Scott 
M. Love; Private First Class Davod N. Crombie; and Second Lieutenant 
John Shaw Vaughan.
  Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from North Carolina.
  I would like to once again recognize my colleague from New Hampshire 
to read the names from the State of Minnesota.
  Mr. HODES. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Illinois. From 
Minnesota: Corporal Andrew J. Kemple; Sergeant First Class Randall L. 
Lamberson; Specialist James W. ``Will'' Gardner; Private First Class 
James F. Costello III; Specialist Scott M. Bandhold; Specialist Andrew 
K. Waits; Lance Corporal Stephen Joseph Perez; Lance Corporal Darin T. 
Settle; Lance Corporal Derrick J. Cothran; Private First Class Ryan G. 
Winslow; Lance Corporal Justin D. Sims; Master Sergeant Clinton W. 
Cubert; Captain Ian P. Weikel; Private First Class Robert J. Settle; 
Private First Class Patrick A. Tinnell; Corporal Christopher D. Leon; 
Sergeant Jason J. Buzzard; Lance Corporal Nicholas J. Whyte; Sergeant 
Sirlou C. Cuaresma; Sergeant First Class Jared C. Monti; Staff Sergeant 
Patrick L. Lybert; Private First Class Brian J. Bradbury; Staff 
Sergeant Heathe N. Craig; Corporal Riley E. Baker; Private First Class 
Paul A. Beyer; Staff Sergeant Mario J. Bievre; Corporal Ryan J. 
Buckley; Private First Class Devon J. Gibbons; Specialist Channing G. 
Singletary; Sergeant Justin Dean Norton; Sergeant Benjamin J. Laymon; 
Staff Sergeant Virrueta A. Sanchez; Master Sergeant Thomas D. Maholic; 
and Staff Sergeant Joseph F. Fuerst III.
  Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, before I turn to my colleague from 
Tennessee, I would like to thank those who are joining us today from 
the Armed Services as we read these names. I would like to thank them 
for their presence and for being here.
  I yield to my colleague from Tennessee.
  Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman, and I also pay tribute 
to the officers who are here.
  Sergeant Matthew J. Fenton; Technical Sergeant Walter M. Moss, Jr.; 
Private First Class Joseph J. Duenas; Sergeant Israel Devora Garcia; 
Captain Timothy J. Moshier; Chief Warrant Officer Michael L. Hartwick; 
Corporal Scott J. Procopio; Corporal Brian R. St. Germain; Staff 
Sergeant Abraham G. Twitchell; Corporal Andres Aguilar, Jr.; Lance 
Corporal Eric A. Palmisano; Petty Officer Third Class Marcques J. 
Nettles; Private First Class Jeremy W. Ehle; Specialist Dustin J. 
Harris; Specialist Daniel L. Sesker; Private First Class Chase A. 
Edwards; Lance Corporal Bryan N. Taylor; Corporal Richard P. Waller; 
Sergeant First Class Gregory S. Rogers; Private First Class Joseph I. 
Love-Fowler; Lance Corporal Hatak Yuka Keyu M. Yearby; First Sergeant 
Tobias C. Meister; Private First Class Adam R. Shepard; Chief Warrant 
Officer Chester W. Troxel; Specialist Michael I. Edwards; Specialist 
David J. Babineau; Specialist Brent W. Koch; Private First Class Thomas 
Lowell Tucker; Private Kristian Menchaca; Specialist Robert L. Jones; 
Sergeant Reyes Ramirez; Private First Class Christopher N. White; Lance 
Corporal Brandon J. Webb; and Staff Sergeant Benjamin D. Williams.
  Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, I would like to now recognize my colleague 
from Minnesota, Congressman Keith Ellison.
  Mr. ELLISON. Thank you, Congressman Emanuel. The following brave 
soldiers are from North Carolina: Lance Corporal Jeriad P. Jacobs; 
Chief Warrant Officer Mitchell K. Carver, Jr.; Corporal Felipe C. 
Barbosa; Staff Sergeant Darrell P. Clay; Specialist Shawn R. Creighton; 
Staff Sergeant Jason C. Ramseyer; Specialist Clifton J. Yazzie; 
Specialist Matthew C. Frantz; Technical Sergeant Jason L. Norton; Staff 
Sergeant Brian McElroy; Sergeant Matthew D. Hunter; Private Lewis T. D. 
Calapini; Staff Sergeant Lance M. Chase; Private First Class Peter D. 
Wagler; Sergeant Sean H. Miles; Staff Sergeant Jerry M. ``Michael'' 
Durbin, Jr.; Sergeant Joshua Allen Johnson; Lance Corporal Billy D. 
Brixey, Jr.; First Lieutenant Garrison C. Avery; Specialist Marlon A. 
Bustamante; Private Travis C. Zimmerman; Corporal Eric R. Lueken; 
Corporal Jason B. Daniel; Corporal Shawn Thomas Lasswell, Jr.; Sergeant 
Robert W. Ehney; Corporal William B. Fulks; Staff Sergeant Christian 
Longsworth; Lance Corporal Benito A. Ramirez; and Sergeant David 
Christoff, Jr.
  Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, I now recognize my colleague from New 
Hampshire to read the names from California.
  Before he does that, for those who have just joined us, last year we 
started reading the names of each of our fellow citizens who gave their 
lives in both Iraq and Afghanistan. We read up to 2,400 names. We have 
another 1,000 to go, which today we are reading those names into the 
Congressional Record in recognition of their service so they always 
stay with us in our memory.
  My colleague from New Hampshire, Congressman Hodes.
  Mr. HODES. Thank you, Congressman Emanuel. I am honored to read the 
names of soldiers from California, who are all American heroes.
  Corporal Carlos Arrelano; Private Robbie M. Mariano; Lance Corporal 
Raul Mercado; Major Douglas A. LaBouff; Lance Corporal Brandon 
Christopher Dewey; Lance Corporal Hugo R. Lopez; Sergeant David L. 
Herrera; Private First Class Caesar S. Viglienzone; Specialist Roberto 
L. Martinez Salazar; Private First Class Javier Chavez, Jr.; Lance 
Corporal Michael S. Probst; Specialist Clay P. Farr; Corporal Adam O. 
Zanutto; Lance Corporal Bunny Long; Private First Class Angelo A. 
Zawaydeh; Sergeant Dale G. Brehm; Staff Sergeant Ricardo Barraza; 
Hospitalman Geovani Padilla Aleman; Lance Corporal Felipe D. Sandoval-
Flores; Captain Brian S. Letendre; Sergeant Joseph E. Proctor; Staff 
Sergeant Gavin B. Reinke; and Specialist Bryan L. Quinton.

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  Sergeant Elisha R. Parker; Private First Class Caleb A. Lufkin; Lance 
Corporal Adam Lucas; Corporal Richard A. Bennett; Captain Nathanael J. 
Doring; Corporal J. Adan Garcia; Captain James A. Funkhouser.
  Mr. EMANUEL. I thank my colleague.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the distinguished Members who 
participated in this tribute and this honor, both those from last year 
and those who participated tonight.
  I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of my colleagues to 
thank the brave men and women who continue to serve our Nation in Iraq 
and Afghanistan and throughout the world and serve with distinction and 
honor. Our thoughts and prayers are with them and their families at 
this time until they come together.
  As I said this afternoon, in the words of President Franklin Delano 
Roosevelt, ``Each of these heroes stands in the unbroken line of 
patriots who dare to die that freedom might live and grow and increase 
in its blessings.''
  A number of our colleagues have stumbled over the names; I hope those 
families understand that. Although we struggle with the names, we honor 
their service.
  I continue to place the names and pictures of those who have given 
their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan outside my office in the Longworth 
Building. These faces and these names and their rank serve as a stark 
reminder to me and those who pass by my office that there are young men 
and women who have given their lives for our country, and we need to 
stop and remember their sacrifices and the sacrifices of their family, 
to thank them and honor them. May we always remember them,

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their names and their faces. God bless them, and God bless America.

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