Senate Proceeding on Jul 30th, 2009 :: 3:32:55 to 3:37:15
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Saxby Chambliss: united states army and to our nation. lieutenant bradshaw died as the result of an improvised exosive device afghanistan. he was coincidentally, mr. president, lieutenant bradshaw's life was taken the same day that pop star michael jackson died. the gogel news search reveals

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Speech By: Saxby Chambliss

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Saxby Chambliss: the number of new stories in the past month filed about michael jackson is 142,929. the number filed about lieutenant bradshaw, 26. it's time the american people know a bit more about this young man who sacrificed for his country, his life, his family, and all of his potential, giving

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Saxby Chambliss: all that he would have and all that he was going to be. in his youth lieutenant bradshaw served his community in stilacomb, washington, as a search and rescue volunteer, as an altar boy and summer camp counselor. he was described as a man with a

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Saxby Chambliss: rye sense of humor. he graduated from lutheran university in the spring of 2007, joined the army and began service in afghanistan in march of 2009. as a member of the u.s. army, lieutenant bradshaw served in the first battalion, 501st

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Saxby Chambliss: parachute infantry regiment, and the5th infantry divisionnd stationed at fort richardson, alaska. described as a man who found more meaning in actions than words, it is no surprise that lieutenant bradshaw found meaning in his service and in operating -- in operation enduring freedom. in the course of his deployment,

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Saxby Chambliss: he sought to help the less fortunate people of afghanistan and to improve life for the children there. frequently writing home for packages of gifts to give to local children. lieutenant bradshaw found his voice in the honor and patriotism of the army. with a father who was a retired national guard helicopter pilot

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Saxby Chambliss: and a mother who was a retir army nurse, lieutenant bradshaw was a military -- military in his blood. thus, it is only fitting, that the transfer of his papers on june of his remains on june 25 to the air force base was carried out in an honor of -- in

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Saxby Chambliss: a ceremony of honor and patriotism. sent t to retrieve lieutenant bradshaw's body were members of the air national guard from my home state of georgia. on their sad mission, they landed their c-130 using night vision gogels in blackout conditions. what appeared to be hundreds of

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Saxby Chambliss: his fellow soldiers stood in formation in the dark as lieutenant bradshaw's body was carried aboard the plan. in a letter to lieutenant bad shaw's family master sergeant reilly of the georgia national guard who were present at the ceremony described the experience and i quote -- "everyone we talked to spoke

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Saxby Chambliss: well of him, his character, accomplishments and how well they liked him. before closing up the back of the aircraft, one of brian's men, with tears running down his face said: that's my platoon leader. please take care of him. the world may have been occupied with other things, the media with other stories, but for one

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Saxby Chambliss: brief moment the war stopped to honor lieutenant brian bradshaw. mr. president, it's my honor and privilege today to pay tribute to ex ibts the honor an courage that exemplifies our nation. it's thanks to citizens like him that

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Saxby Chambliss: will continue to be a great an free nation -- and free nation. and with that, mr. president, i would yield would suggt the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk

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Saxby Chambliss: will call the roll.