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Frank Lautenberg: more time has passed, and more American troops have lost their lives overseas. I feel very strongly that we should take…

On the recordJuly 11, 2007
more time has passed, and more American troops have lost their lives overseas. I feel very strongly that we should take a few moments in the U.S. Senate to honor them. Outside my office here in Washington, we have a tribute called ``Faces of the Fallen.'' Visitors to the Senate from across the country have stopped by the memorial. I encourage my colleagues to come see this tribute on the third floor of the Hart Building. I last came to the Senate floor to honor our fallen troops at the end of May. And between that time and the end of June, the Pentagon announced the deaths of 165 troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. I want them to be remembered. So today, I will insert their names into the Record: SPC James L. Adair, of Carthage, TX; SSG Robb L. Rolfing, of Milton, MA; SGT Shin W. Kim, of Fullerton, CA; SGT Michael J. Martinez, of Chula Vista, CA; SGT Giann C. Joya Mendoza, of North Hollywood, CA; SPC Dustin L. Workman II, of Greenwood, NE; PFC Cory F. Hiltz, of La Verne, CA; SGT William W. Crow Jr., of Grandview Plaza, KS; SGT Frank M. Sandoval, of Yuma, AZ; SSG Daniel A. Newsome, of Chicopee, MA; SFC Nathan L. Winder, of Blanding, UT; CAPT Darrell C. Lewis, of Washington, DC; SGT Joel A. Dahl, of Los Lunas, NM; PFC Andre Craig Jr., of New Haven, CT; CPL Derek C. Dixon, of Riverside, OH; SPC Eric C. Palmer, of Maize, KS; SGT Michael J. Montpetit, of Honolulu, HI; PFC Henry G. Byrd III, of Veguita, NM; SGT William E. Brown, of Phil Campbell, AL; SPC Dominic N.…
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Frank Lautenberg
Democratic · New Jersey

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Honoring American troops who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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