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A Tribute to Fallen Texans
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the 200th Texan was killed in
battle since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom
in 2003. This page is a tribute to those with roots
in or near Congressional District 2. May we never forget
their great sacrifice given in the name of freedom.
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LANCE
CORPORAL RYAN ADAM MILLER
Ryan Miller, of Pearland, Texas, was a
third generaton U.S. Marine. Lance Corporal Miller was
killed by an IED on September 14, 2006.
Read Congressman
Poe's remarks from the House Floor honoring Lance Corporal
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STAFF
SERGEANT BEN WILLIAMS
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STAFF
SERGEANT ALBERTO SANCHEZ, JR.
Alberto Sanchez, Jr., was a nine
year Army veteran. A graduate of Milby High School in
Houston, Texas, Staff Sergeant Sanchez was killed while
on patrol in Balad, Iraq.
Read Congressman
Poe's remarks from the House Floor honoring Staff Sergeant
Sanchez. |
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PRIVATE
FIRST CLASS KRISTIAN MENCHACA
PFC Mechaca was born in Houston,
Texas. He served in the 101st Airborne. While on patrol
near Baghdad, PFC Menchaca and another soldier were kidnapped
and later murdered by insurgents. PFC Menchaca was only
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TECHNICAL SERGEANT
WALTER MOSS, JR
Native Houstonian, Walter Moss, Jr., was the 200th Texan
to be killed in Iraq. A graduate of Aldine High School,
he was killed while trying to defuse a makeshift bomb
while conducting operations near Baghdad.
Read Congressman
Poe's remarks from the House floor, honoring Technical
Sergeant Walter Moss, Jr. |
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STAFF
SERGEANT MICHAEL DURBIN
Staff Sergeant Durbin, from Spring, Texas, was serving
his third tour in Iraq when a homemade bomb exploded,
taking his life in January 2006. Staff Sergeant Durbin
was a member of the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division.
Read Congressman Poe's remarks from the House floor, honoring
Staff Sergeant Durbin. |
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LANCE
CORPORAL ROBERT MARTINEZ
Lance Corporal Martinez, from Splendora, Texas, was a
member of the Second Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment,
First Marine Division. He gave his life in the line of
duty on December 1, 2005.
Read Congressman
Poe's remarks from the House floor, honoring Lance Corporal
Martinez. |
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SERGEANT BILL MEEUWSEN
Sergeant Bill Meeuwsen,
of Kingwood, Texas, gave his life in combat in November
2005. Sergeant Meeuwsen was a member of the 2nd Battalion,
502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the
101st Airborne Division.
Read Congressman
Poe's remarks from the House floor, honoring Sergeant
Meeuwsen. |
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PRIVATE
FIRST CLASS WESLEY ROBERT RIGGS
Private First Class Wesley Robert
Riggs of Beach City, TX, was killed during a patrol on
May 17, 2005, near Tikrit, Iraq, when a roadside bomb
exploded.
Read Congressman Poe's
remarks from the House floor, honoring Private First Class
Riggs. |
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LANCE
CORPORAL WESLEY JOEL CANNING
Lance Corporal Wesley Canning of Friendswood, TX, was
killed in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, during the successful
American offensive against the insurgent enemy in Fallujah.
Canning, who was serving his second tour in Iraq, was
just 21 years old.
Read Congressman
Poe's remarks from the House floor, honoring Lance Corporal
Canning. |
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LANCE
CORPORAL FRED LEE MACIEL
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STAFF
SERGEANT RUSSELL SLAY
Staff Sergeant Russell Slay, of the 2nd Assault Amphibian
Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, was from Humble, Texas.
The 100th Texas member of the Armed Forces to be killed
in Iraq, Staff Sergreant Slay lost his life in combat
in Fallujah.
Read Congressman
Poe's remarks from the House floor, honoring Staff Sergeant
Slay. |
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of the fallen |
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