Excerpts from Sen. Reid speech: honors Iraqi war dead

[NVMojo]

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Following is the description Sen. Harry Reid offered during a Senate floor speech Tuesday of the 13 Nevada soldiers who have died in the war in Iraq:

- Marine Lance Cpl. Donald Cline Jr., Sparks, "was the first Nevada soldier to die in Iraq. During the initial invasion of southern Iraq, Lance Corporal Cline was killed in combat while assisting injured soldiers on March 23, 2003. He left behind a wife and two sons, Dakota and Dylan."

- Marine 1st Lt. Frederick Pokorney, Nye County, "killed in action on March 23, 2003. He left behind a wife and a 3-year old daughter. Lieutenant Pokorney was the first Marine from Operation Iraqi Freedom to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery."

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http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2005/oct/25/102510046.html

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1. Thanks for posting this. n/t