Madeleine Dean, PA
“Four young American service members were recently killed in the war with Iran. In total, 18 American troops have died and over 400 have been hurt in this bad war. Dropping more bombs will not honor them. I am saying their names today because the President will not.”
“Mr. Speaker, Private First Class Isabella Gonzales, First Lieutenant Tyler James Feehan, Sergeant Angel Rampersad, and Sergeant Michael Emmanuel Swinton. Mr. Speaker, it has been 5 months since President Trump started his reckless war with Iran, 1 week since these young servicemembers lost their lives. Isabella, only 19, was graduated from Hebron High School in Texas last year. Her friends remember her as outgoing and how she pushed herself through boot camp to prove her bravery. Angel had a smile her loved ones say lit up every room she entered. She had plans to travel the world. Tyler, at 25, leaves behind his family and a community at Southern Utah University. He was mere weeks away from finishing his MBA. Michael leaves behind his wife Mia. In the last photo of Michael, he is holding his daughter in his arms before deployment. Eighteen American troops are dead, and more than 400 are wounded, all in the name of an ill-conceived and ill-begotten war. Dropping more bombs on Iran is no way to remember these heroes, and if our President won’t say their names, I will.”
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Mr. Speaker, Private First Class Isabella Gonzales, First Lieutenant Tyler James Feehan, Sergeant Angel Rampersad, and Sergeant Michael Emmanuel Swinton. Mr. Speaker, it has been 5 months since President Trump started his reckless war with Iran, 1 week since these young servicemembers lost their lives. Isabella, only 19, was graduated from Hebron High School in Texas last year. Her friends remember her as outgoing and how she pushed herself through boot camp to prove her bravery. Angel had a smile her loved ones say lit up every room she entered. She had plans to travel the world. Tyler, at 25, leaves behind his family and a community at Southern Utah University. He was mere weeks away from finishing his MBA. Michael leaves behind his wife Mia. In the last photo of Michael, he is holding his daughter in his arms before deployment. Eighteen American troops are dead, and more than 400 are wounded, all in the name of an ill-conceived and ill-begotten war. Dropping more bombs on Iran is no way to remember these heroes, and if our President won’t say their names, I will.