[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 368]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING LANCE CORPORAL WILLIAM HARRY CROUSE, IV

  (Mr. STUTZMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STUTZMAN. On December 21, 2010, Lance Corporal William Henry 
Crouse, IV, age 22, died of wounds sustained while supporting combat 
operations in Helmand Province in Afghanistan. As a field artillery 
cannoneer assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine 
Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Lance Corporal Crouse was 
serving his first deployment to Afghanistan, in support of Operation 
Enduring Freedom, where he had been for 6 weeks.
  Born June 13, 1988 in Angola, Indiana, Lance Corporal Crouse joined 
the Marine Corps in November 2007 and was promoted to lance corporal 
August 1, 2008.
  Lance Corporal Crouse's awards and decorations include the Marine 
Corps Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan 
Campaign Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.
  Lance Corporal Crouse is survived by his mother, Nancy, and 
stepfather, Vinnie Siders, of Fort Wayne; his brothers, Nathan and 
Ryan; and his sisters, Jennifer Chaffee and Jennifer Hartman.
  After quickly being promoted to lance corporal, Lance Corporal Crouse 
selflessly gave his life as a service to defend our country's freedom 
in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. My heart goes out to his 
family, and I want to express my deepest gratitude to them both for the 
sacrifice they have made for our Nation.

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