[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11571]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING ARMY SPECIALIST SERGIO EDUARDO PEREZ AND ARMY SPECIALIST 
          NICHOLAS ANDREW TAYLOR OF THE INDIANA NATIONAL GUARD

  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PENCE. Madam Speaker, I rise with a heavy heart to remember two 
Hoosier National Guardsmen who fell in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, 
on 16 July, this week. Army Specialist Sergio Eduardo Perez of Crown 
Point, Indiana, and Specialist Nicholas Andrew Taylor of Berne, 
Indiana, both lost their lives in the same attack while courageously 
supporting combat operations.
  Specialist Perez and Specialist Taylor both served with the 713th 
Engineer Company of the Indiana National Guard based out of Valparaiso, 
Indiana.
  Specialist Perez was born in Crown Point, Indiana. He enlisted after 
graduating from nearby Lake Central High School in 2010. By all 
accounts, he was a young man who could get along with everyone. He was 
the pride of his family and would do anything for anybody.
  Army Specialist Nick Taylor was from a town in my district, Berne, 
Indiana. Despite receiving several offers to play college football 
after graduating from South Adams High School in 2010, Taylor signed up 
to serve his country in the Indiana National Guard. He was a hard 
worker, a man of integrity. He excelled in everything he tried and was 
active in the First Missionary Church.
  Our hearts in Indiana are heavy as we remember those who lost their 
lives wearing the uniform of the United States on our behalf and those 
they left behind.
  On behalf of all Hoosiers, I extend our deepest sympathies to their 
families, including Specialist Nick Taylor's father, Police Chef 
Timothy Taylor; his mother, Stephania Taylor; his brother, Drew; and 
sisters, Holly and Sophia; and Specialist Sergio Eduardo Perez's 
father, Sergio E. Perez, Sr., and mother, Veronica Orozko.
  The Bible tells us the Lord is close to the broken-hearted, and that 
shall be our prayer.

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