[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16649]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             REMEMBERING SERGEANT FIRST CLASS MARK GULEZIAN

 Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, it is with great sadness I rise 
today to honor the life and service of SFC Mark Gerald Gulezian, a New 
Hampshire native who died on October 10. Mark was born on December 28, 
1978 in Manchester, NH and was raised in nearby Londonderry, where he 
was a graduate of Londonderry High School. He joined the U.S. Army in 
1998, and over the course of his career served two tours in Iraq and 
Afghanistan, in addition to a tour in Korea. Sergeant Gulezian was most 
recently stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina with the Army's 
distinguished 3rd Special Forces Group, Airborne.
  Mark will forever be a member of the special community of Americans 
who bravely and selflessly vow to defend our country so that the rest 
of us may continue to live in peace and freedom. It is my hope that 
during this extremely difficult time, Mark's family and friends will 
find comfort in knowing that Americans everywhere deeply appreciate his 
commitment and service to our nation.
  Mark is survived by his parents Jerry and Dotty of Londonderry, NH; 
his wife, Blair Anastasia Gulezian, of Raeford, NC; children Amira 
Gulezin and Dylan Gulezian, both of Richmond, VA; a stepson, 
Christopher, of Pennsylvania; his brother, Steven Gulezian of 
Londonderry and his girlfriend, Sara Hickey; and niece, Ambree Page 
``S.J.'' Gulezian; also his two dogs, Whiskey and Lucic. This patriot 
will be missed by all.
  On behalf of the people of New Hampshire, I ask my colleagues and all 
Americans to join me in honoring the life and service of this brave 
American, Mark Gulezian.

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