yesterday marked the 62nd anniversary of D Day. On that day, thousands of young Americans made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our Nation. In the words of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, each of these heroes stand in the unbroken line of patriots who have dared to die that freedom might live and grow and increase in its blessings. This unbroken line continues today as 2,778 brave American men and women have fallen in their service to our Nation in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Last year, I led a bipartisan group of 21 Members of Congress in reading the names of our most recent fallen into the Congressional Record. We made a commitment to continue this reading as long as the fighting continues. God bless and keep each of the brave Americans whose memory we honor today in our hearts: 1. Sergeant 1st Class Eric P. Pearrow. 2. Private 1st Class Marc A. Delgado. 3. Staff Sergeant Steven C. Reynolds. 4. Specialist Javier A. Vallnueva. 5. Specialist Gregory L. Tull. 6. Master Sergeant Brett E. Angus. 7. Sergeant Donald J. Hasse. 8. Sergeant Jerry W. Mills, Jr. 9. Corporal William G. Taylor. 10. Staff Sergeant William D. Richardson. 11. Corporal Joshua D. Snyder. 12. Sergeant Gregorz Jakoniuk. 13. Sergeant 1st Class Brent A. Adams. 14. Lance Corporal Craig N. Watson. 15. Sergeant Andy A. Stevens. 16. Lance Corporal Andrew G. Patten. 17. Lance Corporal Scott T. Modeen. 18. Corporal Anthony T. McElveen. 19. Lance Corporal Robert Alexander Martinez. 20.…
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