PRINTER'S NO. 2851
No. 507 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY QUINN, CLYMER, DiGIROLAMO, O'NEILL, PETRI, STEIL,
WATSON, BENNINGTON, BEYER, BOBACK, BOYD, BRENNAN, BROOKS,
CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CIVERA, PYLE, COSTA, COX, CREIGHTON, CURRY,
CUTLER, DALLY, DeLUCA, DENLINGER, DePASQUALE, PICKETT, ELLIS,
J. EVANS, EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, FREEMAN, ADOLPH, ARGALL,
BAKER, BARRAR, BASTIAN, BEAR, GABIG, GALLOWAY, GEIST,
GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GRELL, HARHART, HARKINS,
HARPER, HARRIS, HELM, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, HICKERNELL,
HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, W. KELLER, KENNEY, KESSLER,
KILLION, KING, KIRKLAND, LEACH, LENTZ, MACKERETH, MAHER,
MAJOR, MANDERINO, MANN, MANTZ, MARSHALL, MARSICO, MELIO,
MENSCH, METCALFE, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, R. MILLER, MOUL, MOYER,
MURT, MUSTIO, NAILOR, M. O'BRIEN, PHILLIPS, PAYNE, PEIFER,
PERRY, PERZEL, QUIGLEY, RAPP, RAYMOND, REICHLEY, ROAE, ROCK,
ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER,
S. H. SMITH, SONNEY, STERN, R. STEVENSON, SWANGER, J. TAYLOR,
R. TAYLOR, TRUE, TURZAI, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WHEATLEY AND
YEWCIC, NOVEMBER 15, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
NOVEMBER 15, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Honoring the life of Marine First Lieutenant Travis Joseph Lemma
2 Manion, United States Marine Corps, who paid the supreme
3 sacrifice in the service of his country on April 29, 2007, at
4 the age of 26 when he was killed during combat operations in
5 the Al Anbar province, Iraq, while serving his second tour of
6 duty assigned to the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine
7 Division, 1st United States Marine Expeditionary Force based
8 at Camp Pendleton, California.
9 WHEREAS, Marine First Lieutenant Travis Joseph Lemma Manion,
10 a resident of Doylestown, was a decorated student athlete at
11 LaSalle College High School and at the United States Naval
12 Academy, from which he graduated in 2004; and
1 WHEREAS, Lt. Manion, 26, was a source of inspiration and
2 strength to his family and friends and a role model to those he
3 served with for our country; and
4 WHEREAS, Lt. Manion was assigned to the 1st Reconnaissance
5 Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st United States Marine
6 Expeditionary Force based at Camp Pendleton, California, and was
7 serving his second tour of duty in Iraq; and
8 WHEREAS, As an advisor to the Iraqi army, Lt. Manion led his
9 troops consistently and worked diligently with his Marines and
10 Iraqi counterparts to establish stability in the Al Anbar
11 province, which has since been recognized as a region which has
12 achieved major success in the Iraq war, and, in tribute to his
13 consistently courageous actions, the Iraqi army has named their
14 command headquarters in his name; and
15 WHEREAS, On April 29, 2007, Lt. Manion again demonstrated
16 extraordinary heroism while pulling two wounded Marines from the
17 line of fire and selflessly putting himself in harm's way to
18 suppress a fierce enemy ambush and, in doing so, gave his life
19 in order to save the lives of his entire patrol of Marines and
20 Iraqi army counterparts; and
21 WHEREAS, Lt. Manion is survived by his parents, Janette and
22 Thomas Manion, and by his sister, Ryan Borek, her husband David
23 and her daughter Maggie Rose; and
24 WHEREAS, It is fitting to recognize the exemplary life of
25 this fallen hero and leader of Marines; therefore be it
26 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the life of
27 Marine First Lieutenant Travis Joseph Lemma Manion, who paid the
28 supreme sacrifice on April 29, 2007, when he was killed during
29 combat operations in the Al Anbar province, Iraq.
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