Political Quotes

“tomorrow will mark the 4-year anniversary of our troops' deployment in Afghanistan. In honor of their service and their memory, Democrats and Republican colleagues of mine have been reading their names, the names of those who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan, into the Congressional Record so that our Nation will never forget their sacrifice. Prior to the summer recess, a number of us have read a little over 1,800 of their names into the Record. Since that time in July, an additional 188 have fallen. To date, 244 American service men and women have perished in the Afghanistan theater of combat. Additionally, 1,957 members of our armed services and fellow citizens have died fighting in Iraq. We owe these brave men and women and their families a debt of gratitude that can never fully be repaid. At the very least we must pay tribute to our fallen servicemembers. Staff Sergeant Jefferey J. Farrow Private Lavena L. Johnson Sergeant Arthur R. McGill Corporal Steven P. Gill Petty Officer Third Class Travis L. Youngblood Sergeant Bryan James Opskar Sergeant Jason T. Palmerton Specialist Jacques Earl ``Gus'' Brunson Specialist Ernest W. Dallas, Jr. Staff Sergeant Carl Ray Fuller Sergeant James Ondra Kinlow Staff Sergeant Jason W. Montefering Sergeant Milton M. Monzon, Jr. Sergeant Christopher J. Taylor Sergeant John Frank Thomas Private First Class Ramon A. Villatoro, Jr. Specialist Adam J. Harting Staff Sergeant Michael W. Schafer Specialist Adrian J.…”