[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17314]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING CAPTAIN DALE GOETZ

  (Mr. LAMBORN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Captain Dale 
Goetz, who was killed in Afghanistan by the enemy on August 30, 2010, 
in service to his country and his God. Captain Goetz, you see, was a 
chaplain and Baptist minister. The last time the Army lost a chaplain 
in combat was in 1970 at the height of the Vietnam War.
  The picture by me shows the memorial service at Fort Carson, 
Colorado, for Captain Goetz and other brave soldiers who made the 
ultimate sacrifice. If you look closely, you will see that in place of 
a rifle there is a cross. Chaplains, you see, are unarmed.
  Captain Goetz leaves behind three sons--Landon, Caleb, and Joel--and 
his loving and devoted wife, Christy.
  Captain Goetz will always be remembered by his family and friends who 
survive him and by his fellow soldiers for whom he gave so much. They 
will remember his love of country, his bravery under fire, his devotion 
to others, and, most of all, a heart fully committed to the Lord and 
Savior he served and loved so fully.
  ``Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for 
his friends.''

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