[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5337]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                REMEMBERING LANCE CORPORAL ANDREW SILVA

  (Mr. SWALWELL of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SWALWELL of California. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor the 
life of 23-year-old fallen Marine Lance Corporal Andrew Silva of Union 
City, California, who was tragically killed last week by a drunk driver 
just over 1 month after returning home from Afghanistan.
  Lance Corporal Silva was a 2009 graduate of James Logan High School, 
where he played football. After high school, he joined the Marine Corps 
Reserves, where he most recently served in a combat logistics battalion 
based in San Jose. In February, Lance Corporal Silva returned from a 
deployment to the Helmand province in Afghanistan, supporting Operation 
Enduring Freedom.
  Although his life was cut far too short by a heartbreaking tragedy, 
Corporal Silva and his service to the country was long, and he will be 
remembered by many. His work as a marine illustrates the heroism of the 
servicemembers across our country who are serving in the military to 
support freedom everywhere.
  Lance Corporal Silva is survived by his wife and his 2-year-old son. 
My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. May Lance 
Corporal Silva rest in peace.

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