[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16539]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING SERGEANT BRIAN STEVEN LEON GUERRERO, U.S. ARMY

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                       HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 24, 2008

  Ms. BORDALLO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and 
service of one of Guam's fallen sons, Army National Guardsman Sergeant 
Brian Steven Leon Guerrero. SGT Leon Guerrero, 34, from the village of 
Tamuning, was assigned to the 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st 
Battalion, 294th Infantry. He was killed in the line of duty on July 
10, 2008 during a deployment in Babo Kehyl, Afghanistan when his 
vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. SGT Leon Guerrero's passing 
marks the 27 death of a son from Micronesia fighting the War on Terror.
  SGT Leon Guerrero was born on October 12, 1973. He was known as a 
committed family man, heading a household of 4 children and 2 step 
children. Fellow citizen soldiers will remember SGT Guerrero for his 
undying commitment to his country and to Guam. SGT Leon Guerrero was a 
proud member of the United States Army and the Guam National Guard. His 
dedication to our nation and our way of life was embodied by his desire 
to continue serving in the Army after 2 tours in the Horn of Africa. 
SGT Leon Guerrero was deployed to Afghanistan at the time of this 
passing. In the true spirit of a citizen soldier, SGT Leon Guerrero 
answered the repeated call to duty. During SGT Leon Guerrero's time 
serving our Nation, his fellow citizen soldiers recall his love of 
music and his expertise in playing the ukulele. He loved his family and 
friends and he will be remembered as a proud father and husband, and a 
dedicated soldier.
  I offer my deepest sympathies and prayers to his wife, Emely, their 
children Karl, Brian, Karian, and Jude, his stepchildren Julian and 
Maely, his parents, Mr. Pedro DLG, Ms. Rosita Pangelinan and Mr. Gil 
Lujan, and to the many family and friends that have joined together to 
honor his life.
  God bless the Leon Guerrero Family, God bless our uniformed men and 
women protecting our freedoms, God bless Guam, and God bless our 
country, the United States of America.

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