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daughter drives one. My wife traded in 

her 6-year-old Pontiac Vibe and bought 

a Chevy Cruze. Just a few short years 

ago, 1,000 workers in Lordstown were 

laid off. Today, nearly 5,000 workers 

build one of the fastest selling small 

cars in the country. 

For people such as Glenn Johnson, 

who is the local President in the 

Lordstown assembly plant, the politically unpopular decision to save the 

auto industry was about saving the 

livelihood for hard-working families in 

Ohio and in the Midwest. Two years 

later, we are moving forward. GM profits are up. GM has been profitable for 

10 consecutive quarters. None of the 

naysayers thought it could possibly 

happen. None of the naysayers were 

willing to invest in GM and to find private capital. It only happened because 

taxpayers stepped forward because the 

government was willing to understand 

and recognize that this mattered for 

our country. 

GM has announced plans to make a 

$200 million additional investment in 

Lordstown, where they have added a 

third shift to produce the Chevy Cruze. 

Chrysler has invested tens of millions 

of dollars in Toledo. Honda has invested tens of millions of dollars in a 

new model in Marysville. Ford has invested tens of millions of dollars in 

Cleveland. All three American auto 

companies and the major U.S. auto 

transplant Honda have all made major 

investments in Ohio since the auto rescue. The Cruze epitomizes how essential the auto industry is in Ohio. 

The engine for the Cruze is made in 

Defiance, the transmission for the 

Cruze is made in Toledo, the brackets 

are made in Brunswick, the glass for 

the Wrangler is made in Crestline, the 

sound system for the Cruze is made in 

Springboro, the underneath steel for 

the Cruze comes from Middletown, the 

exposed steel comes from Cleveland, 

the seat frame comes from Lorain, the 

seats are made in Warren, and the aluminum for the Chevy Cruze Eco comes 

from Cleveland. The car is assembled 

by 5,000 workers in Lordstown, OH. 

This success story goes far beyond 

one State. In my State alone, hundreds 

of thousands of jobs are associated 

with the auto industry. There are 

120,000 Ohioans who are directly employed by automakers, dealers, and 

supply chain parts manufacturers. We 

know even with that success and even 

with the success of enforcing trade 

laws, which have turned into—as a result of enforcing trade rules, we have a 

new steel mill in Youngstown. More 

tires are made in Findlay and more 

aluminum is made in Heath and Sidney, OH. More steel is made in Lorain 

and Cleveland. 

Because we have enforced trade rules, 

that doesn’t mean we don’t need to do 

more. The economy is still not what it 

should be. Our unemployment rate 

from 2 years ago went from over 10.5 

percent to under 7.5 percent, but it is 

clearly still not enough because far too 

many workers in Ohio, Alaska and 

America and all over are underemployed or unemployed. 

We are moving in the right direction. 

Since January of 2010, after a full decade of manufacturing job loss from 2000 

to 2010, where 5 million manufacturing 

jobs were lost, we have gained 500,000 

manufacturing jobs in those 2 years. 

Supporting America means valuing 

workers. It is patriotic to support 

America’s middle class. When it comes 

to protecting American workers and 

supporting American manufacturers 

and boasting America’s middle class, 

we still have much to do. We have 

made major progress in the last years. 

We have much to do. We have no choice 

but to move forward. 

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MORNING BUSINESS 

Mr. BROWN of Ohio. I ask unanimous 

consent that the Senate proceed to a 

period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up 

to 10 minutes each. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

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REMEMBERING 9/11 

Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I rise in 

memory of an unspeakable tragedy 

that shook our great Nation free of the 

belief that we are an untouchable force 

in the modern world, 11 years ago 

today. 

Eleven years ago today an unspeakable tragedy shook our great Nation 

free of the belief that we are an untouchable force in the modern world. 

Today, as we honor the nearly 3,000 

innocent men, women, and children 

who lost their lives at the World Trade 

Center, the Pentagon, and in a field in 

Shanksville, PA, we must remember 

more than the pain and rage that followed the events of that Tuesday 

morning. 

I cannot help but compare that day 

to the morning of December 7, 1941, 

when Imperial Japan attacked Pearl 

Harbor, killing more than 2,400 sailors, 

soldiers, and civilians, and plunging 

our Nation into World War II. 

The bombing of Pearl Harbor moved 

me to put on the uniform and join 

thousands of my brothers in a fight 

that spanned across Europe and the 

Asia Pacific. 

Like Pearl Harbor, the events of September 11 forced our Nation to send 

troops into Afghanistan, and later it 

was used to help justify the invasion of 

Iraq. 

More than 6,000 of our brave men and 

women have died fighting in those 

countries, and, like World War II, the 

loss of life and American resources is 

staggering. 

These attacks on America, the wars 

that followed, and the aftermath where 

we searched for hope and dealt with the 

pain of loss, altered our national consciousness and fortified us for the future that we continue to work hard to 

build. 

To move forward, we must recognize 

that September 11 was a painful reminder that America must remain ever 

vigilant to the threats posed by foreign 

forces and those who abhor the freedom 

and equality that defines our great Nation. 

But most importantly, we have to 

understand the role America plays in 

the global community, and we must be 

respectful of our place and work hard 

to use what we have been blessed with 

to ensure that peace and good will 

reign, regardless of our differences. 

I speak from experience when I say 

that no matter the justification and no 

matter the final outcome, no nation, 

no people, escape from war unscathed. 

Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, eleven 

years ago today, on a crisp early autumn morning much like today’s, I was 

at the Supreme Court for the semiannual meeting of the Judicial Conference when I got word of the first attack of 9/11. I quietly informed Chief 

Justice William Rehnquist, who was 

presiding over our meeting. Soon afterward we heard a muffled ‘‘bump,’’ followed by a report that a car bomb may 

have gone off across town at the State 

Department. Of course, we later 

learned that this had been the sound of 

another plane, as it slammed into the 

Pentagon. 

I remember later that day, evacuating my staff from the Russell Senate 

Building. I remember crossing along 

the West Front of the Capitol as two 

fighter jets streaked up the Mall. I remember the unnatural stillness of a big 

city in shock, similar only to what I 

saw as a law student at Georgetown, 

when a pall descended over Washington 

after the news that President John F. 

Kennedy had been killed. 

At this morning’s meeting of the Judicial Conference in that same room 

where we met 11 years ago on this date, 

several participants offered reflections 

about this somber anniversary. 

I noted that much of what holds our 

country together in times of crisis is 

the integrity of the three branches of 

our constitutional government. In recent times, for temporary political 

gain, there too often has been the 

temptation to tear down our 

foundational institutions, undermining 

the public’s faith and confidence in our 

system. Over time, that cannot help 

but erode that foundation. I pointed 

out that this was why, the day after 

the attacks 11 years ago, each and 

every Senator made the effort to be in 

his or her seat in an unmistakable gesture of unity of purpose. We knew that 

we had to reopen this emblem and pillar of American democracy, and I was 

proud to be in my seat representing 

Vermont when the Senate convened for 

business that next morning. 

Over this past decade, as Americans 

we have gathered each year on this 

date to remember the thousands of innocent lives that were taken so casually and so callously on that terrible 

morning. We also remember and honor 

the brave first responders and military 

servicemembers who have lost their 

lives protecting and serving our country. It has been more than a year since 


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President Obama announced that 

Osama bin Laden had finally been 

brought to justice. Although his death 

will never heal the pain of the families 

who grieve their losses, we all hope 

that it will bring a degree of closure 

and a measure of solace to them, and 

to all Americans. 

In the aftermath of this tragedy, it 

became clear that changes to our intelligence and law enforcement agencies 

were needed to address the government’s failure to connect the dots before the attacks. I have worked to ensure that Federal agencies have the 

tools they need to make our borders 

more secure, improve our intelligence 

gathering, track down terrorists and 

bring them to justice, in ways that are 

consistent with our laws and fundamental values. I firmly believe that we 

can keep our Nation safe without relinquishing our values. 

The last 11 years have further exposed the perversity and bankruptcy at 

the core of al-Qaida’s philosophy and 

the resilient strength at the core of 

America’s foundational principles. We 

are a people whose power is in our diversity, our principles, and our liberty. 

No attack on our shores has ever taken 

those from us, and no attack ever will. 

Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I 

remember, as many do, exactly where I 

was on this day 11 years ago. On that 

Tuesday morning the United States 

suffered a terrible attack that resulted 

in almost 3,000 immediate deaths. 

When we think of 9/11, we remember 

the shock, horror and feelings of helplessness. But as we reflect on that day, 

we also remember the outpouring of 

compassion and common purpose that 

united us then and in the days, weeks, 

and months that followed. We remember the courage shown by the firefighters, po1ice, and other first responders, by the passengers of United 

Flight 93, and by so many others. That 

day left us with a resolve to regroup, 

rebuild and recover while renewing our 

country’s reputation as a world leader 

and symbol of freedom. 

Eleven years later, Americans have 

shown that our resolve cannot be broken. We remember and honor all those 

who have and continue to sacrifice to 

keep us safe, especially the more than 

2 million members of our military who 

have served in the years since 9/11. 

We should also remember the spirit 

of unity and determination that followed in the weeks and months after 9/ 

11. We were not divided as Democrats 

and Republicans, we were Americans 

united in purpose. We would do well in 

these divisive campaigns to reflect on 

that unity as Americans and pledge to 

work together to advance the best interests of this great nation. 

On this day of remembrance to our 

fallen heroes, I urge all Alaskans and 

Americans across the country to join 

together in service to our neighbors 

and communities. 

Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts. Mr. 

President, although 11 years have 

passed since September 11, 2001, our 

hearts still ache for the families of the 

victims as we recall the horror and disbelief of that day. The attacks were a 

barbaric assault on our Nation’s values, meant to crack the foundations of 

our civilization, strike fear in our 

hearts, and shake our resolve as a people. But the terrorists have failed in 

their twisted objectives, as we remain 

steadfast in our belief in the goodness 

of our Nation and her enduring ideals. 

We will never forget the tragedy of 

that day and the lives that were lost, 

just as we will never forget the sacrifices made by our troops to protect 

our freedoms. Today, we stand proudly 

as Americans first. 

Among the nearly 3,000 innocent lives 

taken in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, were more than 90 residents of my State of Massachusetts. In 

alphabetical order are those residents 

and more than 110 victims with close 

personal ties to the Commonwealth: 

Anna S. W. Allison of Stoneham, MA; Barbara Arestegui of Marston Mills, MA; Myra 

Joy Aronson of Charleston, MA; Garnet Edward Bailey of Lynnfield, MA; Christine 

Johnna Barbuto of Brookline, MA; Mark 

Lawrence Bavis of West Newton, MA; Graham Andrew Berkeley of Wellesley, MA; 

David W. Bernard of Chelmsford, MA; Kelly 

Ann Booms of Brookline, MA; John Brett 

Cahill of Wellesley, MA; Christoffer Mikael 

Carstanjen of Turner Falls, MA; Neilie Anne 

Heffernan Casey of Wellesley, MA; Jeffrey 

William Coombs of Abington, MA; John Corcoran of Norwell, MA; Tara Kathleen Creamer of Worcester, MA; Patrick J. Currivan of 

Winchester, MA; David DiMeglio of Wakefield, MA; Donald Americo DiTullio of Peabody, MA; Paige Farley-Hackel of Newton, 

MA; Alexander Milan Filipov of Concord, 

MA; Paul J. Friedman of Belmont, MA; 

Karleton Douglas Beye Fyfe of Brookline, 

MA; Peter Allan Gay of Tewksbury, MA; 

Linda Mae George of Westboro, MA; and Edmund Glazer of Wellesley, MA. 

Lynn Catherine Goodchild of Attleboro, 

MA; Peter Morgan Goodrich of Sudbury, MA; 

Lisa Reinhard Fenn Gordenstein of Needham, MA; Douglas A. Gowell of Methuen, 

MA; Francis Grogan of Easton, MA; Maile 

Rachel Hale of Cambridge, MA; Christine 

Lee Hanson of Groton, MA; Peter Burton 

Hanson of Groton, MA; Sue Jue Kim Hanson 

of Groton, MA; Eric Smadikan Hartono of 

Boston, MA; Peter Paul Hashem of 

Tewksbury, MA; James E. Hayden of 

Westford, MA; Robert Jay Hayes of 

Amesbury, MA; Edward R. Hennessy, Jr. of 

Belmont, MA; Todd Russell Hill of Boston, 

MA; Cora Hidalgo Holland of Sudbury, MA; 

Herbert Wilson Homer of Milford, MA; John 

Nicholas Humber, Jr. of Newton, MA; Robert 

Adrian Jalbert of Swampscott, MA; John 

Charles Jenkins of Cambridge, MA; Charles 

Edward Jones of Bedford, MA; Robin L. 

Kaplan of Westboro, MA; Ralph Francis 

Kershaw of Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA; 

Brian Kevin Kinney of Lowell, MA; and Judy 

Camilla Larocque of Framingham, MA. 

Natalie Janis Lasden of Peabody, MA; Daniel M. Lewin of Brookline, MA; Sara Elizabeth Low of Boston, MA; Marianne 

MacFarlane of Revere, MA; Susan McAleney 

Mackay of Westford, MA; Karen Ann Martin 

of Danvers, MA; Joseph Mathai of Arlington, 

MA; Michael Gregory McGinty of Foxboro, 

MA; Deborah Medwig of Dedham, MA; Christopher Daniel Mello of Boston, MA; Carlos 

Alberto Montoya of Belmont, MA; Laura Lee 

DeFazio Morabito of Framingham, MA; 

Christopher Martel Morrison of Charleston, 

MA; Mildred Rose Naiman of Andover, MA; 

Kathleen Ann Nicosia of Winthrop, MA; John 

Ogonowski of Dracut, MA; Betty Ann Ong of 

Andover, MA; Jane M. Orth of Haverhill, 

MA; Sonia Mercedes Morales Puopolo of 

Dover, MA; Patrick J. Quigley, IV of Wellesley Hills, MA; David E. Retik of Needham, 

MA; Frederick Charles Rimmele, III of Marblehead, MA; Raymond J. Rocha of Malden, 

MA; Jean Destrehan Roger of Longmeadow, 

MA; and Philip Martin Rosenzweig of Acton, 

MA. 

Richard Barry Ross of Newton, MA; Jessica 

Leigh Sachs of Billerica, MA; Rahma Salie of 

Boston, MA; Jesus Sanchez of Hudson, MA; 

Jane Louise Simpkin of Wayland, MA; 

Heather Lee Smith of Boston, MA; Dianne 

Bullis Snyder of Westport, MA; Brian David 

Sweeney of Barnstable, MA; Madeline Amy 

Sweeney of Acton, MA; Michael Theodoridis 

of Boston, MA; Amy E. Toyen of Newton, 

MA; James Anthony Trentini of Everett, 

MA; Mary Trentini of Everett, MA; Antonio 

De Jesus Montoya Valdez of East Boston, 

MA; Kenneth E. Waldie of Methuen, MA; William Michael Weems of Marblehead, MA; 

Candace Lee Williams of Dorchester, MA; 

and Christopher Rudoph Zarba, Jr. of 

Hopkinton, MA. 

And, Mr. President, those victims 

with close personal ties to Massachusetts include: 

Stephen Adams, Gertrude Alagero, Japhet 

Aryee, Mark Bingham, Jeffrey D. Bittner, 

Susan L. Blair, Carol Marie Bouchard, Michael R. Canty, William Caspar, Swarna 

Chalasani, Stephen Cherry, Geoffrey William 

Cloud, Jeffrey D. Collman, Kevin Patrick 

Connors, Fredrick John Cox, Jr., Thelma 

Cuccinello, Dorothy deAraujo, Gerard 

DeConto, Manuel DelValle, Jr., Gerard 

Dewan, Simon Dhanani, Alberto Dominguez, 

Jamie Lynn Fallon, John R. Fisher, and 

Richard Fitzsimons. 

Carol Flyzik, Alan Friedlander, Thomas 

Edward Galvin, Douglas Gardner, Andrew 

Curry Green, Donald Freeman Greene, Philip 

T. Guza, Carl Hammond, Gerald Hardacre, 

Melissa Harrington-Hughes, John C. Hartz, 

Roberta Bernstein Heber, Norberto Hernandez, William Christopher Hunt, Erik 

Hans Isbrandtsen, Waleed J. Iskandar, Aaron 

J. Jacobs, Ariel L. Jacobs, Jason K. Jacobs, 

Gricelda E. Garo James, Amy Nicole Jarret, 

Joseph Jenkins Jr., Jennifer Lynn Kane, 

Robert M. Kaulfers, and Richard M. Keane. 

Barbara A. Keating, David P. Kovalcin, 

Kathryn L. LaBorie, Robert George LeBlanc, 

Dong Lee, Joseph A. Lenihan, Jeffrey 

LeVeen, Sean Patrick Lynch, Louis Neil 

Mariani, Kenneth J. Marino, Margaret 

Mattic, Kevin M. McCarthy, Julian Valentine McCourt, Ruth Clifford McCourt, Thomas F. McGuinness Jr., Gavin McMahon, Stuart Todd Meltzer, Raymond Joseph Metz, III, 

Martin P. Michelstein, Craig J. Miller, Brian 

Joseph Murphy, Shawn M. Nassaney, Laurie 

Olsen Neira, Renee Tetreault Newell, and 

Jacqueline Norton. 

Robert Norton, Leah E. Oliver, Seamus 

O’Neal, Marie Pappalardo, Robert Pattison, 

Thomas Nicolas Pecorelli, Todd D. Pelino, 

Berinthia Berenson Perkins, Jean Peterson, 

Dennis J. Pierce, Everett Proctor, III, Carrie 

Beth Progen, Jonathan Randall, Venesha 

Richards, Isaias Rivera, Waleska Martinez 

Rivera, Stephen L. Roach, Laura Rockefeller, Michael Craig Rothberg, James M. 

Roux, Matthew Carmen Sellito, Kathleen 

Shearer, Robert M. Shearer, Antoinette 

Sherman, and Timothy C. Stout. 

Edward W. Straub, Kevin T. Szocik, Leonard E. Taylor, Eric Thorpe, Alicia Titus, 

Daniel Trant, Tyler Ugolyn, Michael Augustine Uliano, Meta Fuller Waller, Stephen 

Ward, John L. Wenckus, Peter M. West, and 

Maudlyn A. White. 


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HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES 

CALIFORNIA CASUALTIES

Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I rise 

today to pay tribute to 30 servicemembers from California or based in California who have died while serving our 

country in Operation Enduring Freedom since June 6, 2012. This brings to 

381 the number of servicemembers either from California or based in California who have been killed while serving our country in Afghanistan. This 

represents 18 percent of all U.S. deaths 

in Afghanistan. 

CPT Scott P. Pace, 39, of Brawley, 

CA, died June 6, in Qarah Bagh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his 

helicopter crashed. Captain Pace was 

assigned to 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry 

Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort 

Bragg, NC. 

Cpl Anthony R. Servin, 22, of Moreno 

Valley, CA, died June 8, while conducting combat operations in Helmand 

Province, Afghanistan. Corporal Servin 

was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I 

Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp 

Pendleton, CA. 

SPC Nathan T. Davis, 20, Yucaipa, 

CA, died June 9, in Tore Obeh, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when his vehicle was attacked with an enemy improvised explosive device. Specialist Davis 

was assigned to 1st Battalion, Airborne, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th 

Brigade Combat Team, Airborne, 25th 

Infantry Division, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK. 

Cpl Taylor J. Baune, 21, of Andover, 

MN, died June 13, while conducting 

combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Corporal Baune was 

assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine 

Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine 

Palms, CA. 

SSG Nicholas C. Fredsti, 30, of San 

Diego, CA, died June 15, in Spedar, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked 

his unit with small arms fire. Staff 

Sergeant Fredsti was assigned to 1st 

Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry 

Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 

82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, 

NC. 

SGT Jose Rodriguez, 22, of Gustine, 

CA, died June 19, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered 

from enemy small arms fire. Sergeant 

Rodriguez was assigned to 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd 

Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base LewisMcChord, WA. 

PFC Steven P. Stevens II, 23, of Tallahassee, FL, died June 22, while conducting combat operations in Helmand 

Province, Afghanistan. Private First 

Class Stevens was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, 

Camp Pendleton, CA. 

LCpl Niall W. Cotisears, 23, of Arlington, VA, died June 23, while conducting 

combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Lance Corporal 

Cotisears was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary 

Force, Twentynine Palms, CA. 

SPC Alejandro J. Pardo, 21, of 

Porterville, CA, died July 8, of wounds 

suffered when enemy forces attacked 

his unit in Maidan Shahr, Wardak 

Province, Afghanistan, with an improvised explosive device. Specialist Pardo 

was assigned to 978th Military Police 

Company, 93rd Military Police Battalion, Fort Bliss, TX. 

Cpl Joshua R. Ashley, 23, of Rancho 

Cucamonga, CA, died July 19, while 

conducting combat operations in 

Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Corporal Ashley was assigned to 2nd Law 

Enforcement Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC. 

PO2 Michael J. Brodsky, 33, of 

Tamarac, FL, died July 21, in 

Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, from 

injuries related to a dismounted improvised explosive device blast. Petty Officer Second Class Brodsky was assigned 

to Navy Region Southwest Security 

Detachment, San Diego, CA. 

SGT Eric E. Williams, 27, of 

Murrieta, CA, died July 23, of injuries 

sustained when his forward operating 

base received indirect fire in Pul-E 

Alam, Afghanistan. Sergeant Williams 

was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 82nd 

Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC. 

1LT Sean R. Jacobs, 23, of Redding, 

CA, died July 26, in Khakrez, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when he encountered an enemy improvised explosive device. First Lieutenant Jacobs 

was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 17th 

Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Stryker 

Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA. 

SPC Benjamin C. Pleitez, 25, of 

Turlock, CA, died July 27, of injuries 

sustained from a non-combat related 

incident in Mazar E Sharif, Afghanistan. Specialist Pleitez was assigned to 

1072nd Transportation Company, 746th 

Combat Support Battalion, 224th 

Sustainment Brigade, Van Nuys, CA. 

PFC Jose Oscar Belmontes, 28, of La 

Verne, CA, died July 28, in Wardak 

Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from enemy small arms fire. Private First Class Belmontes was assigned to 630th Engineer Company, 7th 

Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment 

Brigade, Fort Drum, NY. 

GySgt Daniel J. Price, 27, of Holland, 

MI, died July 29, while conducting combat operations in Badghis province, Afghanistan. Gunnery Sergeant Price was 

assigned to 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, Camp Pendleton, CA. 

LCpl Curtis J. Duarte, 22, of Covina, 

CA, died August 1, while conducting 

combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Lance Corporal 

Duarte was assigned to 1st Battalion, 

7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, 

Twentynine Palms, CA. 

PFC Jesus J. Lopez, 22, of San 

Bernardino, CA, died August 1, in 

Paktika Province, Afghanistan, of 

wounds suffered when he encountered 

an enemy improvised explosive device. 

Private First Class Lopez was assigned 

to 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat 

Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort 

Riley, KS. 

PO3 Clayton R. Beauchamp, of 

Weatherford, TX, died August 7, when 

enemy forces attacked his unit with an 

improvised explosive device while conducting a dismounted patrol in the 

Shaban District, Helmand Province, 

Afghanistan. Petty Officer Third Class 

Beauchamp was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, 1st Marine Division, Forward, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Forward, Camp Pendleton, CA. 

Capt. Matthew P. Manoukian, 29, of 

Los Altos Hills, CA, died August 10, 

while conducting combat operations in 

Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Captain Manoukian was assigned to 1st 

Marine Special Operations Battalion, 

Camp Pendleton, CA. 

GySgt Ryan Jeschke, 31, of Herndon, 

VA, died August 10, while conducting 

combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Gunnery Sergeant 

Jeschke was assigned to 1st Marine 

Special Operations Battalion, Camp 

Pendleton, CA. 

SSgt Sky R. Mote, 27, of El Dorado, 

CA, died August 10, while conducting 

combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Staff Sergeant Mote 

was assigned to 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, Camp Pendleton, 

CA. 

SSgt Scott E. Dickinson, 29, of San 

Diego, CA, died August 10, while supporting combat operations in Helmand 

Province, Afghanistan. Staff Sergeant 

Dickinson was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary 

Force. 

Cpl Richard A. Rivera Jr., 20, of Ventura, CA, died August 10, while supporting combat operations in Helmand 

Province, Afghanistan. Corporal Rivera 

Jr. was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th 

Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 

II Marine Expeditionary Force. 

CW2 Suresh N. Krause, 29, of Cathedral City, CA, died August 16, in a helicopter crash northeast of Kandahar, 

Afghanistan. Chief Warrant Officer 2 

Krause was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 

25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat 

Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, HI. 

SGT Richard A. Essex, 23, of 

Kelseyville, CA, died August 16, in a 

helicopter crash northeast of 

Kandahar, Afghanistan. Sergeant Essex 

was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 25th 

Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, 

Schofield Barracks, HI. 

PO1 Sean P. Carson, 32, of Des 

Moines, WA, died August 16, in a helicopter crash northeast of Kandahar, 

Afghanistan. Explosive Ordinance Disposal Petty Officer First Class Carson 

was assigned to an explosive ordnance 

disposal mobile unit in San Diego, CA. 


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