PRINTER'S NO. 2890
No. 482 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY MAJOR, PICKETT, STABACK, ARMSTRONG, BAKER,
BALDWIN, BEBKO-JONES, BELFANTI, BIRMELIN, BISHOP, BUNT,
BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, COHEN, CORRIGAN,
COSTA, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON, CRUZ, DERMODY, DeWEESE,
DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, FABRIZIO, FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FORCIER,
GEIST, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRELL, GRUCELA,
HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HICKERNELL, JAMES,
KAUFFMAN, KILLION, KOTIK, LEDERER, LEH, MACKERETH, MANDERINO,
MANN, MARKOSEK, MARSICO, McGILL, McILHATTAN, MILLARD, NAILOR,
O'NEILL, PAYNE, PERZEL, PETRONE, PHILLIPS, PYLE, RAMALEY,
READSHAW, REED, ROEBUCK, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO,
SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SHANER, S. H. SMITH,
SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STEIL, STERN, R. STEVENSON, WALKO, WILT,
WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, YUDICHAK, ZUG, TURZAI, HESS,
PISTELLA, DeLUCA, THOMAS, TIGUE, SURRA, B. SMITH,
E. Z. TAYLOR, M. KELLER AND CLYMER, OCTOBER 21, 2005
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 21, 2005
A RESOLUTION
1 Expressing condolences on the death of United States Army Staff
2 Sergeant Daniel L. Arnold.
3 WHEREAS, United States Army Staff Sergeant Daniel L. Arnold
4 was killed on September 28, 2005, when an improvised explosive
5 device exploded under his M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle near
6 Ramadi, Iraq; and
7 WHEREAS, Staff Sgt. Arnold was assigned to the Army National
8 Guard's 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry
9 Division, New Milford, Pennsylvania; and
10 WHEREAS, Staff Sgt. Arnold was a resident of Montrose,
1 Susquehanna County, and a graduate of Montrose High School; and
2 WHEREAS, Staff Sgt. Arnold was a dedicated husband and father
3 who enjoyed spending time with his sons as well as going on
4 hunting, fishing and snowmobiling trips with his father-in-law
5 and brother-in-law; and
6 WHEREAS, Staff Sgt. Arnold's devotion to his country was
7 evidenced at the early age of 17 when he joined the Army; and
8 WHEREAS, Staff Sgt. Arnold left for Iraq in June 2005 after
9 completing six months of training, confident in his belief that
10 he was doing the right thing; and
11 WHEREAS, Staff Sgt. Arnold will be posthumously awarded the
12 Purple Heart and the Combat Infantryman Badge; and
13 WHEREAS, Staff Sgt. Arnold is survived by his wife, Kimberly,
14 and his two children, Devin and Kody; therefore be it
15 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives express
16 condolences on the death of United States Army Staff Sergeant
17 Daniel L. Arnold and honor his devotion to his family and
18 country; and be it further
19 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
20 the family of the late Staff Sgt. Daniel L. Arnold.
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