House Proceeding 07-09-09 on Jul 9th, 2009 :: 0:25:45 to 0:28:10
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Phil Gingrey: and third focusing on primary and preventive care. if we do that, we'll fix the health care system for millions of americans across this country. i yield back my time. . for what purpose does the gentleman rise? mr. gingrey: to address the

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Speech By: Phil Gingrey

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Phil Gingrey: house for five minutes. mr. speaker, thank you. mr. speaker, today the residents of aown in my district are saying goodbye to a local hero who died while bravely serving his nation in afghanistan. lance corporal seth sharp was killed in action on july 2,

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Phil Gingrey: 2009, from a gunshotound to his neck during one of the biggest united states military operations in afghanistan since the global war on terror began back in 2001. later this week i will join seth's family, his friends and supporters at his funeral to

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Phil Gingrey: honor the life of this brave soldier. a life given as the ultimate sacrifice, a sacrifice of duty and love, for as it is written in john, greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. this was not seth's first

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Phil Gingrey: deployment in the global war on terror. he enlisted with the marines at age 17 and was serving his nation in iraq at age 18. even at such a young age seth embraced the challenges of the marine corps and took pride in serving his country. his service and his sacrifice

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Phil Gingrey: will never be forgotten. lance corporal sharp leaves behind his fiance and life long sweetheart, katie, his father and his step-mother, rick and tiffany sharp, his mother, angela preston, as well as many other close relatives and

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Phil Gingrey: friends spread out all across the country. mr. speaker, my prayers go out to his family and my most heartfelt gratitude goes to lance corporal sharp for his selfless sacrifice for this nation.