[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 12] [House] [Pages 16288-16290] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]HONORING THE FALLEN The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the Speaker's announced policy of January 4, 2005, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Emanuel) is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, there are now 1,979 American military personnel who have given their lives in the service of our Nation in both Iraq and Afghanistan. We owe these brave individuals and their families a debt of gratitude that can never be fully repaid. It is our responsibility to honor the ultimate sacrifice that our men and women in uniform have made while serving our country. We often invoke their sacrifices in general but seldom take the time to thank them individually. In the previous weeks my colleagues and I, from both sides of the aisle, have recognized these individual servicemen and women on the floor of the people's House by reading their names and rank, the names and rank of each servicemember who has fallen in the Iraqi and Afghanistan theatres of war. Today, approximately 1,700 names have been read. Tonight, we will continue and complete this tribute with the names of our most recent fallen fellow Americans. In the words of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, each of these heroes stands in the unbroken line of patriots who have dared to die that freedom might live and grow and increase in its blessings. God bless and keep each of the brave Americans whose memory we honor tonight: Specialist Francisco G. Martinez Lance Corporal Kevin S. Smith Specialist Travis R. Bruce Corporal Bryan J. Richardson Sergeant Isiah J. Sinclair Sergeant Lee M. Godbolt Private 1st Class Samuel S. Lee Specialist Eric L. Toth Sergeant Kenneth L. Ridgley Sergeant Kelly S. Morris Warrant Officer Charles Wells Jr. Sgt. 1st Class Robbie D. McNary Corporal Garrywesley Tan Rimes Staff Sergeant Ioasa F. Tavae Jr. Lance Corporal Tenzin Dengkhim Corporal William D. Richardson Sgt. James Alexander Sherrill Sgt. 1st Class Stephen Kennedy Staff Sergeant Christopher W. Dill Lance Cpl. Jeremiah Kinchen {time} 2015 Mr. EMANUEL. The gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Davis). Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee. Sergeant Javier J. Garcia Specialist Glenn J. Watkins Specialist Sascha Struble Specialist Daniel J. Freeman Staff Sgt. Romanes L. Woodard Major Edward J. Murphy PFC Pendelton L. Sykes II Specialist Michael K. Spivey Staff Sgt. Charles R. Sanders Jr. Lance Corporal Juan C. Venegas Staff Sgt. Kevin Dewayne Davis PFC Casey M. LaWare Specialist Manuel Lopez III Specialist John W. Miller Corporal Tyler J. Dickens Corporal Michael B. Lindemuth Captain James C. Edge Specialist Aleina Ramirezgonzalez Specialist Randy Lee Stevens Sergeant Tromaine K. Toy Sr. Sergeant Angelo L. Lozada Jr. Private Aaron M. Hudson Private Joseph L. Knott Private 1st Class Steven F. Sirko Major Steven W. Thornton Private 1st Class Sam W. Huff PFC Kevin S. K. Wessel Specialist Jacob M. Pfister Lance Cpl. Marty G. Mortenson Corporal Kelly M. Cannan PFC Robert A. ``Bobby'' Guy PFC Gavin J. Colburn Private Robert C. White III Sergeant Anthony J. Davis Jr. Seaman Aaron A. Kent Corporal Kevin William Prince Specialist Robert W. Defazio Specialist Gary W. Walters Jr. 1st Sergeant Timmy J. Millsap Sgt. 1st Class Allen C. Johnson Mr. EMANUEL. The gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Shimkus). Mr. SHIMKUS. Specialist David L. Rice Corporal Joseph S. Tremblay PFC Robert W. Murray Jr. Specialist Ricky W. Rockholt Jr. 1st Lieutenant William A. Edens Sergeant Eric Wayne Morris Sergeant Timothy Craig Kiser Private Charles S. Cooper Jr. PFC Darren A. Deblanc Captain Ralph J. ``Jay'' Harting III Captain Stephen W. Frank 2nd Lt. Clifford V. Gadsden Sergeant Kenya A. Parker S. Sgt. Juan de Dios Garcia-Arana Specialist Derrick Joseph Lutters Captain Kelly C. Hinz Major John C. Spahr Staff Sergeant Tommy S. Little Sergeant John E. McGee Staff Sergeant William J. Brooks Sergeant Stephen P. Saxton Sergeant Michael A. Marzano Sergeant Aaron N. Cepeda Sr. Lance Cpl Lance Tanner Graham PO 3rd Class Jeffery L. Wiener Lance Corporal Michael V. Postal Lance Corporal Nicholas C. Kirven Corporal Richard P. Schoener Lance Cpl. Lawrence R. Philippon Corporal Dustin A. Derga Specialist Steven Ray Givens Staff Sergeant Thor H. Ingraham PFC Nicolas E. Messmer Sgt. Gary A. ``Andy'' Eckert Jr. Lance Corporal Marcus Mahdee Lance Cpl. Taylor B. Prazynski PFC Stephen P. Baldwyn Staff Sgt. Anthony L. Goodwin 1st Sergeant Michael J. Bordelon Staff Sgt. Samuel Tyrone Castle Mr. EMANUEL. The gentleman from New York (Mr. Bishop). Mr. BISHOP of New York. 1st Lt. Michael J. Fasnacht Captain Phillip T. Esposito 1st Lieutenant Louis E. Allen [[Page 16289]] Sergeant David Joseph Murray Corporal Brad D. Squires Lance Cpl. Devon Paul Seymour Lance Cpl. Thomas O. Keeling Lance Corporal Daniel Chavez Lance Corporal Dustin V. Birch Staff Sergeant Mark O. Edwards Sgt. 1st Class Victor H. Cervantes Lance Cpl. Mario Alberto Castillo Lance Corporal Andrew J. Kilpela Specialist Casey Byers Sergeant 1st Class Neil A. Prince Sergeant Larry R. Arnold Sr. Specialist Terrance D. Lee Sr. Corporal Stanley J. Lapinski Specialist Anthony D. Kinslow Sergeant Larry R. Kuhns Jr. Lance Corporal John J. Mattek, Jr. Sergeant Anthony G. Jones PFC Nathan B. Clemons PFC Joshua P. Klinger PFC Michael Ray Hayes PO 2nd Class Cesar O. Baez Lance Corporal Chad B. Maynard Lance Corporal Dion M. Whitley Corporal Tyler S. Trovillion Corporal Jesse Jaime Lance Cpl. Jonathan R. Flores Staff Sgt. Christopher N. Piper Captain John W. Maloney Lance Corporal Erik R. Heldt Specialist Anthony S. Cometa Sgt. 1st Class Michael McNulty Lance Corporal Adam J. Crumpler Corporal William A. Long 1st Lieutenant Noah Harris Sergeant 1st Class Victor H. Cervantes Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy, a constituent of mine. Mr. EMANUEL. The gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. McCarthy). Mrs. McCARTHY. Lance Cpl. John T. Schmidt III Lance Corporal Jourdan L. Grez Lance Cpl. Jonathan Walter Grant Lance Corporal Nicholas B. Erdy PFC Christopher R. Dixon Lance Corporal Wesley G. Davids Staff Sergeant Kendall H. Ivy II PFC Kenneth E. Zeigler II Sergeant Andrew R. Jodon Sergeant John M. Smith PFC Travis W. Anderson Sergeant Charles C. Gillican III Sergeant Jacob M. Simpson Private 1st Class Wesley R. Riggs Sgt. Antwan L. ``Twan'' Walker Sergeant Robin V. Fell Specialist Bernard L. Sembly PFC Wyatt D. Eisenhauer Sergeant Brad A. Wentz Sergeant Kurt D. Schamberg Corporal Steven Charles Tucker Sergeant Charles T. Wilkerson Sergeant Kenneth J. Schall 1st Lieutenant Aaron N. Seesan Specialist Tyler L. Creamean Sergeant Benjamin C. Morton Sergeant John B. Ogburn III Sergeant Carl J. Morgain Private 1st Class Kyle M. Hemauer Staff Sergeant Russell J. Verdugo Specialist Joshua T. Brazee Sergeant Christopher S. Perez Sergeant Daniel Ryan Varnado Specialist Bryan Edward Barron Specialist Audrey Daron Lunsford Staff Sergeant Saburant Parker Sgt. 1st Class Randy D. Collins Sergeant 1st Class Peter J. Hahn PFC Jeffrey R. Wallace Specialist Dustin C. Fisher Mr. EMANUEL. The gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Shays). Mr. SHAYS. Sergeant Charles A. ``Chuck'' Drier Sergeant David Neil Wimberg Sergeant Alfred Barton Siler Major Ricardo A. Crocker Sergeant Mark A. Maida CWO 2 Joshua Michael Scott CWO 4 Matthew Scott Lourey Lt. Colonel Albert E. Smart Specialist Phillip N. Sayles 1st Sergeant Michael S. Barnhill Staff Sergeant Victor M. Cortes III Corporal Jeffrey B. Starr Staff Sergeant Casey Crate Captain Derek Argel Captain Jeremy Fresques Major William Downs Sergeant Miguel A. Ramos SFC Steven M. Langmack PFC Class Louis E. Niedermeier Staff Sergeant Virgil R. Case Specialist Phillip C. Edmundson Captain Charles D. Robinson Staff Sergeant Leroy E. Alexander Civilian--Linda J. Villar Corporal Antonio Mendoza PFC Brian Scott ``Scotty'' Ulbrich Specialist Eric J. Poelman Staff Sergeant Justin L. Vasquez Colonel Theodore S. Westhusing Specialist Carrie L. French Specialist Brian M. Romines Lance Corporal Jonathan L. Smith Lance Corporal Robert T. Mininger Lt. Colonel Terrence K. Crowe Specialist Eric T. Burri PFC Emmanuel Hernandez Sergeant Michael J. Kelley PFC Douglas E. Kashmer Sergeant Roberto Arizola Jr. Lance Cpl. Marc Lucas Tucker Mr. EMANUEL. The gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Chandler). Mr. CHANDLER. Staff Sergeant Christopher N. Piper Lance Corporal Adam J. Crumpler Private 1st Class Christopher R. Kilpatrick Specialist Brian A. Vaughn Specialist Christopher L. Hoskins Specialist Nicholas R. Idalski Sergeant James D. Stewart Major Duane W. Dively Sergeant Arnold Duplantier II Petty Officer 1st Class Regina R. Clark Corporal Ramona M. Valdez Lance Corporal Veashna Muy Lance Corporal Holly A. Charette Corporal Chad W. Powell Sergeant 1st Class Christopher W. Phelps Sergeant Joseph M. Tackett Corporal Carlos Pineda Specialist Charles A. Kaufman Chief Warrant Officer Keith R. Mariotti Chief Warrant Officer Steven E. Shepard 2nd Lieutenant Matthew S. Coutu Petty Officer 2nd Class Danny P. Dietz Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey S. Taylor Petty Officer 2nd Class James Suh Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Shane Patton Lieutenant Michael M. McGreevy Jr. Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffery A. Lucas Lieutenant Commander Erik S. Kristensen Senior Chief Petty Officer Daniel R. Healy Chief Petty Officer Jacques J. Fontan Chief Warrant Officer Chris J. Scherkenbach Sergeant 1st Class Michael L. Russell Major Stephen C. Reich Master Sergeant James W. ``Tre'' Ponder III Sergeant 1st Class Marcus V. Muralles Sergeant Kip A. Jacoby Chief Warrant Officer Corey J. Goodnature. {time} 2030 Staff Sergeant Shamus O. Goare Specialist Rafael A. Carrillo, Jr. Mr. EMANUEL. Sergeant Manny Hornedo Specialist Robert E. Hall Jr. Signaller Paul William Didsbury Sergeant Chad M. Mercer Staff Sergeant Jeremy A. Brown Specialist Ryan J. Montgomery Private Anthony M. Mazzarella Corporal Lyle J. Cambridge Staff Sergeant Scottie L. Bright Specialist Christopher W. Dickison Sergeant Deyson K. Cariaga Specialist Hoby F. Bradfield Jr. Private 1st Class Eric Paul Woods Staff Sergeant Joseph P. Goodrich Lance Corporal Ryan J. Kovacicek Sergeant Timothy J. Sutton Specialist Benyahmin B. Yahudah Corporal Christopher D. Winchester Corporal Clifton Blake Mounce Staff Sergeant Tricia L. Jameson Private First Class Timothy J. Hines, Jr. Specialist Jared D. Hartley Staff Sergeant Ronald T. Wood Sergeant Travis S. Cooper Specialist Ronnie D. Williams Staff Sgt. Frank Tiai. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the distinguished Members from both sides of the aisle who have participated in this tribute and honor, which took 3 nights over the last 2 weeks to read into the Congressional Record and to the people's House. I would also like to take this opportunity, on behalf of my colleagues, to thank the brave men and women who continue to serve our Nation in Iraq, [[Page 16290]] Afghanistan, and throughout the world and serve with distinction. Our thoughts and prayers are with them and their families at this time until they come together. In the words of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, I again would like to cite: Each of these heroes ``stands in the unbroken line of patriots who have dared to die that freedom might live, and grow and increase its blessings.'' A number of our colleagues have stumbled over names. I hope those families understand that, although we struggled with their names, we honor their service. These pictures are outside my office and outside other Members' offices, all 1,900, and with the names that we see here, we will add, as the pictures are made available, to always remember that their sons and daughters, their husbands and wives, their brothers and sisters and their aunts and uncles, when called to serve, they served, and they gave their ultimate sacrifice. May we always remember them, their names, and their faces. God bless them and God bless America. ____________________