[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8636]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING SECOND LIEUTENANT TRAVIS MORGADO

  (Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
and honor the life and service of Army Second Lieutenant Travis 
Morgado, who was killed in action on May 23 in the Kandahar Province of 
Afghanistan. He was 25 years old. Travis was the son of Joe Morgado of 
San Jose, and our community was greatly saddened to hear of his 
passing.
  Born in Los Gatos, he moved to Edmonds, Washington, with his mother 
when he was 5. He graduated from the University of Washington with a 
degree in civil engineering in 2009 and enlisted in the Army, 
determined to serve his country. He deployed to Afghanistan on March 20 
and was tragically killed while conducting operations in support of 
Operation Enduring Freedom.
  Second Lieutenant Morgado leaves behind his mother, Andrea; 
stepfather, Dean Kessler; his father, Joe; stepmother, Nancy; as well 
as two younger brothers, a stepsister, and a stepbrother.
  I would like to extend my gratitude to Second Lieutenant Morgado and 
his family. I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring his service to 
his country. He served America well with courage and honor. I ask all 
of Congress to join me in thanking his family as they grieve at his 
loss and to express our condolences to all of them.

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