[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13557]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    REMEMBERING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF LIEUTENANT LEEVI K. BARNARD

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in solemn remembrance of the life 
of a fallen hero, 1st Lieutenant Leevi Khole Barnard, of the North 
Carolina National Guard. Lieutenant Barnard was killed while serving 
his country in Iraq on May 21 when an improvised explosive device 
targeted his unit in Baghdad.
  Lieutenant Barnard joined the North Carolina National Guard in 2004 
after graduating as a Distinguished Military Graduate from the Advanced 
Individual Training Class at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. His unit, the 30th 
Heavy Brigade Combat Team, was recently deployed to Iraq this April.
  Lieutenant Barnard graduated from UNC Charlotte, where he 
participated in the university's ROTC program. This selfless American 
patriot, who paid the heaviest price for his country, will be 
remembered forever as a young man whose life was overflowing with 
potential and whose personality filled other people's lives with joy. 
His tragic death in the line of duty is an irreplaceable loss for his 
family and friends, his community and his country.
  Today we mourn with those who mourn. And we pay tribute to and honor 
this soldier and his inspiring life that was cut short while he was 
serving his country. His country owes him an immeasurable debt of 
gratitude for his 5 years of service and his great sacrifice on the 
battlefield.
  May God's peace be with Lieutenant Barnard's family, friends and all 
those who continue to mourn his death and remember his life.

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