[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11815]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING GRANITE STATE HERO JEREMY GRACZYK

  (Mr. GUINTA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUINTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the life of New 
Hampshire's own Major Jeremy Graczyk, a decorated Marine, combat 
veteran, and American hero.
  A native of Atkinson, New Hampshire, Major Graczyk graduated as 
valedictorian from Timberlane Regional High School, attended college at 
the U.S. Naval Academy, and went on to be commissioned in the United 
States Marine Corps, where he served as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom 
and was deployed over seven times to Afghanistan and Africa.
  Due to his bravery and dedication to our Nation, he has been awarded 
over 20 decorations. To say Major Graczyk embodied the meaning of our 
State's motto ``Live free or die'' is an understatement.
  As we honor the anniversary of his death, we continue to remember and 
celebrate his life. It is because of soldiers like him that our Nation 
remains the land of the free and the home of the brave. And for that, 
we are forever grateful.

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