[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8555]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING SERGEANT FIRST CLASS CLIFF BEATTIE

  (Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today, just days after 
Memorial Day, to pay tribute to a brave man from Medical Lake 
Washington, who lost his life defending our country. Thirty-seven-year 
old Sergeant First Class Cliff Beattie was killed in Baghdad on May 22 
when he was attacked by an improvised explosive device.
  He died supporting Operation New Dawn in Iraq. He died protecting our 
country. He died fighting for a better, freer, safer America.
  While we mourn the loss of this American patriot, I rise today to 
remind everyone that his memory will never be forgotten. We shall 
remember his legacy, his love and patriotism today and every day.
  Sergeant First Class Beattie leaves behind his parents; his wife, 
Karen, who is also in the Army; his 17-year old daughter and 13-year-
old son, who loved their father deeply. But he also leaves behind 
something that is more intangible: a legacy of honor for the bravery he 
displayed and the life he gave in the name of America.
  May God bless Sergeant Beattie's family and all of our brave men and 
women who have answered America's call to freedom.

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