Political Quotes

“last week my colleagues and I began a memorial tribute to read the names of over 1,900 men and women who gave their lives in service to our Nation in Afghanistan and Iraq. We read about 860 of those names. We recited the name and rank of each servicemember who fell in Iraq and Afghanistan theaters of war from 2001 through the beginning of 2004. For the next hour we will continue this reading, honoring the fallen of 2004 and 2005. We will continue to do this reading on the floor of the House, the people's House, until we have recognized all who have given their life in service of this Nation. In this Chamber we often invoke their sacrifice in general, but we seldom take the time to recognize them individually. By reading these names into the Congressional Record, it is our hope that our Nation will never forget their sacrifice. God bless and keep each of the brave Americans whose memory we now honor: 1. Private First Class Marquis A. Whitaker 2. Specialist Jacob R. Herring 3. Staff Sergeant Kendall Thomas 4. Sergeant Adam W. Estep 5. Specialist Martin W. Kondor 6. Sergeant Landis W. Garrison 7. Staff Sergeant Esau G. Patterson, Jr. 8. Staff Sergeant Jeffrey F. Dayton 9. Sergeant Ryan M. Campbell 10. Specialist James L. Beckstrand 11. Specialist Justin B. Schmidt 12. Private First Class Ryan E. Reed 13. Private First Class Norman Darling 14. Private First Class Jeremy Ricardo Ewing 15. Petty Officer Second Class Jason B. Dwelley 16.…”