[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12481]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES


                   Lance Corporal Benjamin W. Tuttle

  Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, I wish to pay my respect to an American 
hero, LCpl Benjamin Tuttle, who sacrificed his life for this country in 
support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
  Lance Corporal Tuttle graduated from Gentry High School in Gentry, 
AR, in 2012. His appreciation for athletics kept him active after 
school as a football player, wrestler, and track runner. As a student, 
he made his interest in serving in the Marines well known. He shared 
his love for his country and the corps during a trip back to his alma 
mater last fall.
  His love of country was coupled with love for his family. In a 
Facebook post, he wrote he would be back home in October and was 
anxious to fish, go to dinner, and just hang out with family and 
friends.
  Lance Corporal Tuttle was serving aboard the USS Nimitz. He was 
assigned to the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, Marine Aircraft 
Group 11, 3rd Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps 
Air Station Miramar in California.
  Lance Corporal Tuttle was only 19 when he gave his life for his 
country. Lance Corporal Tuttle is a true American hero who made the 
ultimate sacrifice. I ask my colleagues to keep his family and friends 
in their thoughts and prayers.
  On behalf of a grateful nation, I humbly offer my sincerest gratitude 
for his patriotism and selfless service.
  I yield the floor, and I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. MORAN. I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call 
be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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