PRINTER'S NO. 3951
No. 795 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY KESSLER, JUNE 17, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 17, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Expressing condolences and appreciation for the life of U.S.
2 Army Captain Nathan R. Raudenbush, 25, who died in Iraq on
3 May 21, 2008, while in courageous service to his country.
4 WHEREAS, U.S. Army Captain Nathan R. Raudenbush, 25, died
5 Wednesday, May 21, 2008, in south Baghdad while on patrol in a
6 vehicle that was hit by an explosive device; and
7 WHEREAS, A first lieutenant at the time of his death, Captain
8 Raudenbush had been approved for promotion and was posthumously
9 promoted to captain before he was laid to rest; and
10 WHEREAS, Captain Raudenbush was a tank commander with Bravo
11 Troop of the 3rd Platoon, 6-8 Cavalry Regiment based at Fort
12 Stewart, Georgia; and
13 WHEREAS, A graduate of Spring-Ford High School, Montgomery
14 County, Captain Raudenbush joined Reserve Officers' Training
15 Corps (ROTC) in his freshmen year at Widener University and was
16 commissioned a second lieutenant upon graduation with a computer
17 science degree in 2005; and
18 WHEREAS, A dedicated soldier, officer and family man, Captain
1 Raudenbush is survived by his wife Casey; 20 month-old son,
2 Jackson; his parents, Mary and Brian; and sister, Jennifer; and
3 WHEREAS, In this hero's honor, a fund for Jackson's education
4 has been established as the Nathan R. Raudenbush Memorial Fund
5 at National Penn Bank, 702 E. Main Street, Phoenixville, PA
6 19460; and
7 WHEREAS, It is fitting that this courageous and brave son of
8 Pennsylvania, who paid the supreme sacrifice in the service of
9 his nation on May 21, 2008, be honored by his fellow
10 Pennsylvanians; therefore be it
11 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives express
12 condolences and appreciation for the life of U.S. Army Captain
13 Nathan R. Raudenbush, 25, who died in Iraq on May 21, 2008,
14 while courageously serving his country.
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