[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 22877-22878]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO LIMA COMPANY

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                          HON. DAVID L. HOBSON

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 26, 2008

  Mr. HOBSON. Madam Speaker, I request to submit this tribute in honor 
of the Lima Company of the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment based in 
my congressional district. The piece was written by Albert Caswell.

       Rest! Rest our fine sons . . . Your war is now over . . . 
     Your battle's begun . . . There's Company in Heaven . . . 
     There's a new force to be found . . . There's a new band of 
     23 brothers, of so renown . . .
       There's a new winged force of Angels, warriors in the Army 
     of our Lord now . . . There's 22 Magnificent Marines and a 
     Corpsman, who are all out in front, moving so forth out on 
     the prowl . . .
       Heading in a divine direction, to do a battle for our Lord 
     . . . to fight the darkness, as it's the light they so 
     ensure! The ones who so lived and so died for each other, in 
     the darkest times of war . . . as where their great burdens 
     bore. Who have now come back as Angels, in this the greatest 
     of all force . . . listen on the wind, you'll hear their 
     voices.
       Once but our bravest and brightest, who were all once 
     champions of right . . . there our United States Marines . . 
     . Who were the finest of all sons our nation has seen, who so 
     bravely left all their loved ones to do what must be done! 
     While, strength in honor was but their most magnificent of 
     themes, but willing to die for us and give up all their 
     dreams.
       Moments on this earth are but all we so have, to make a 
     difference, to crush hearts . . . all in our shortest of life 
     paths. To grab hearts, from the beginning, where we so start, 
     to stare right into the face of death with but only your fine 
     hearts.
       But for the greater good, as only they could . . . There's 
     Company in Heaven . . . it's getting crowded up here! As the 
     Lord our Father, welcomes these fine warriors in all of his 
     tears!
       And if I ever have a son, I but hope and pray and so wish . 
     . . that he could but be like all of these fine ones!
       Yeah, There's Company in Heaven . . . New Angels up here! 
     Ready for this new battle which appears!
       And when there comes a gentle rain . . . your sons' tears 
     of love shall wash down upon you to so ease all of your pain 
     . . . Until, one day up in Heaven . . . you will all so meet 
     again! And you won't have to cry no more . . . FAOY.


                    LIST OF THE LIMA COMPANY FALLEN

       Lance Corporal Timothy M. Bell, Jr.; Lance Corporal Eric J. 
     Bernholtz; Corporal Dustin A. Derga; Lance Corporal Nicholas 
     B. Erdy; Lance Corporal Wesley G. Davids; Sergeant David N. 
     Wimberg; Lance Corporal Michael J. Cifuentes; Lance Corporal 
     Christopher J. Dyer; Lance Corporal Jonathan W. Grant; 
     Sergeant David Kenneth J. Kreuter; Lance Corporal Jourdan L. 
     Grez; Private First Class Christopher R. Dixon.
       Lance Corporal Christopher P. Lyons; Staff Sergeant Anthony 
     L. Goodwin; Petty Officer 3rd Class Travis Youngblood; 
     Sergeant Justin F. Hoffman; Staff Sergeant Kendall H. Ivy II; 
     Lance Corporal Nicholas William B.

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     Bloem; Corporal Andre L. Williams; Lance Corporal Grant B. 
     Fraser; Lance Corporal Aaron H. Reed; Lance Corporal Edward 
     A. Schroeder II; Lance Corporal William B. Wightman.

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