HONORING OUR FALLEN TROOPS

On 2026-07-23, Representative Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4) delivered a floor speech titled "HONORING OUR FALLEN TROOPS" in the House.

HONORING OUR FALLEN TROOPS

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 121 (Thursday, July 23, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 121 (Thursday, July 23, 2026)] [House] [Page H5182] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] HONORING OUR FALLEN TROOPS (Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania. 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. ____________________