Political Quotes

“I wish to pay tribute to Army CPL Gary L. Moore. Corporal Moore died March 16, 2009 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device blew up next to his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq. Gary was born on January 18, 1984 in Del City, OK and graduated from Westmoore High School in Oklahoma City, OK in 2003. After graduation, he worked as a mall security guard before enlisting in the Army in January 2007. Starting his career at Fort Leonard Wood, MO, Gary was reassigned to the 978th Military Police Company, 93rd Military Police Battalion in Fort Bliss, TX, where he deployed to Iraq in June 2008 to help provide training and oversight of the Iraqi police force. BG David Phillips, the chief of the military police corps, praised Gary's unit for their service and accomplishments in Iraq. He said people in Baghdad are beginning to experience normal lives again because of the work of Moore and others. ``This past fall, when the elementary schools reopened, young girls were able to go to school,'' Phillips said. Engaged to be married on November 14, 2009, his fiancee Randi Ivie said, ``He loved life. He wasn't a stranger to anyone. He always had a good smile and a strong handshake.'' Funeral services for Gary were held on March 24, 2009 and he was laid to rest with full military honors in Sunnylane Cemetery in Del City, OK. At the funeral service, Sam Davison, the church's head pastor said ``Gary was 38 years younger than me, but he was one of my heroes.…”