[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15476]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING GUNNERY SGT. AARON M. KENEFICK

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                             HON. TOM PRICE

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 10, 2010

  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise in honor of Gunnery 
Sergeant Aaron M. Kenefick who gave his life September 8, 2009, while 
supporting combat operations in the Kunar province of Afghanistan.
  A few years ago on Thanksgiving, Aaron had asked his mom what time 
dinner would be served. He wanted to make sure he would have time to 
visit his fellow service members at the Veterans Administration 
hospital. ``That's where the true heroes are,'' he had told his mother. 
Gunnery Sergeant Kenefick did not brag about his own achievements and 
numerous missions. He had received a Purple Heart after being injured 
by shrapnel and had twice, during his 12-year career, been named Marine 
of the Year. Nevertheless, called to serve, Kenefick returned to 
combat.
  Gunnery Sgt. Kenefick graduated from Roswell High School in 1997 
after moving there as a 10th grader from Williamsville, New York. He 
joined the Marine Corps after high school. He is survived by his 
mother, Susan Price and father, Donnie Kenefick; two sisters; and his 
young daughter, Landon.
  Madam Speaker, it is with the greatest respect and admiration that we 
honor Gunnery Sgt. Kenefick's sacrifice on behalf of our Nation. He is 
a hero to his countrymen, his family, and his fellow Marines. He 
reminds us that America is blessed to have so many young men and women 
willing to stand up and fight to preserve our precious freedoms. Our 
thoughts and prayers are with his family and all our military families, 
whose selfless dedication to this Nation is an inspiration to us all.

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