[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4830]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          TRIBUTE TO LANCE CORPORAL CHRISTOPHER S. MEIS, USMC

  (Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, there are many heroes from 
Colorado who have fought and continue to fight the global war on 
terror. Today, I pay tribute to one hero in particular, Marine Lance 
Corporal Christopher Steele Meis.
  Lance Corporal Meis of Bennett, Colorado, enlisted in the Marine 
Corps following his graduation from Bennett High School. He was 
deployed in January 2011 to Afghanistan in support of Operation 
Enduring Freedom and served with his brothers of Second Battalion, 
Eighth Marines, at the tip of the spear in Helmand province. On March 
17, his unit came under fire and he gave his life fighting the Taliban.
  Steele comes from a family with a long tradition of military service 
to our Nation. He was proud to be an American and from an early age he 
wanted to serve his country as a Marine. He chose to become a Marine 
because, in his words, ``they are the best.'' He had the reputation of 
a stand-up guy who loved his family and his country. Like a good 
Marine, he was also known to be the man up front, the man leading the 
way.
  Lance Corporal Christopher Steele Meis is a shining example of the 
United States Marine Corps' service and sacrifice. As a Marine Corps 
combat veteran, my deepest sympathies go out to his family, his fellow 
Marines, and to all who knew him.

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