July 25, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 126 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING THE FALLEN COMBAT VETERANS FROM LAKE HAVASU CITY, ARIZONA

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                           HON. PAUL A. GOSAR

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 25, 2019

  Mr. GOSAR. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of six brave men from 
Lake Havasu City, Arizona who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of 
our great country. The men and women of the United States Military 
place themselves in danger every day to afford us the freedoms and the 
way of life that we are privileged to have.
  SSG. Carl Hammer, SPC. Dylan Thomas, SPC. Anthony Sausto, SPC. 
Patrick Tinnell, SP4 Scott Broadston and SPC. Carey ``Gary'' Harmon 
dedicated their lives to these shared ideals that make the United 
States a country unlike any other. While no words or actions can ever 
repay the valor and service of these men, we commemorate their 
sacrifice with my legislation, H.R. 3314, which will rename the U.S. 
Post Office located at 1750 McCulloch Boulevard North in Lake Havasu 
City, Arizona, as the ``Lake Havasu City Combat Veterans Memorial Post 
Office Building.'' I thank the House Oversight and Reform Committee for 
passing this bill today through committee and I wholeheartedly urge 
this body to adopt this legislation.
  Madam Speaker, I would also like to include in the Record the 
biographies of the six men that the Lake Havasu City Combat Veterans 
Memorial Post Office Building honors. May we never forget the legacy 
that they leave behind for future generations of Americans.
  Carl Erik Hammar (Aug. 3, 1986-Jul. 14, 2012). Carl Hammar lived in 
Lake Havasu City shortly before his deployment overseas. Born in 
Sweden, he moved to the United States and Lake Havasu City during his 
senior year of high school, where SSG. Hammar married fellow student 
Abby Mahan in 2005. Together they had one child, and Hammar enlisted in 
the Army after spending a year at Mohave Community College. Hammar 
actually served twice in Iraq and in Afghanistan. On July 14, 2012 he 
died due to wounds caused by small-arms fire in Musa Kheyl district, 
Khost province, Afghanistan.
  Dylan Thomas Reid (Sept. 3, 1986-Oct. 16, 2010) Spc. Dylan Thomas 
Reid, 24, of Lamar, Mo., died Oct. 16 in Amarah, Iraq, where he was 
stationed. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo. 
Dylan was born Sept. 3, 1986, in Ironwood, Mich., to Terry and Kelli 
Reid. He graduated in 2005 from Desert Technology High School, Lake 
Havasu City. Dylan has proudly served his country since joining the 
United State Army in 2008. Dylan is survived by his daughter, Avery 
Lynn Reid, born Sept. 14, 2010, in Minnesota.
  Anthony Jonathan Sausto (Dec. 10, 1985-May 10, 2007) Anthony Sausto 
lived in Lake Havasu City for a few months before his deployment to 
Iraq, but friends and family say that those few months were the 
happiest they had ever seen him. Born in New Jersey, Spc. Sausto moved 
to Lake Havasu City after getting his GED and planned to go into legal 
services with the military after he returned from his tour of duty. 
Anthony originally grew up in Atlantic City, New Jersey but moved to 
Lake Havasu City in 2005 with his mother and his sister. He was the 
youngest of three siblings. Family members said he was a shy, quiet 
youth, once in an army uniform, Anthony found his calling, and his 
manhood. He came out of his shell, he was so outgoing and confident. He 
also had a compassionate side. He was a great man with a big heart who 
saw the brighter side of life. Anthony died on May 10, 2007 in Baghdad, 
Iraq from wounds suffered by small firearms.
  Pattick Allan Tinnell (Mar. 25, 1981-Apr. 19, 2006) Spc. Tinnell was 
the first from Lake Havasu City to be killed in action during the 
Global War on Terror, and the impact it had on the community has been 
obvious and lasting. Tinnell's passing inspired the town to come 
together in support of his family to build the Tinnell Memorial Sports 
Park, a skate park with a feature designed like Tinnell's helmet. 
Opened in 2013, the park is now the largest multi-use skate park in 
Arizona and the Southwest. Patrick was originally born in Los Angeles, 
California but grew up in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. In between High 
School and Military he worked for pest control and was a BMX rider for 
MBK bikes. Tinnell also volunteered at Teen Break, trying to set good 
examples for students. As a side note, Patrick was the first person to 
jump over an elephant during Teen Break in 1999. He joined the army in 
September 2005. On April 19, 2006, Patrick Tinnell died in Siniyah, 
Iraq.
  Scott Ray Broadston (Nov. 3, 1950-Jun. 5, 1970) Scott was born in San 
Diego, California and later moved to Arizona. He spent most of his life 
in Tucson as well as Lake Havasu City. He graduated from Tucson High 
School in 1968. Broadston enlisted in the Army and entered via 
``Regular Military.'' He began his tour on October 7, 1969. In Vietnam, 
Broadston flew a UH-1H helicopter and on the day he died, he was tasked 
with supporting a combat assault along a highway about 10 miles west of 
the town of An Nonh. He died June 5, 1970. There is a memorial park in 
Lake Havasu City dedicated to him called the ``Lake Havasu Memorial 
Gardens.''
  Carey ``Gary'' Dean Harmon (Jul. 26, 1948-Apr. 26, 1968) SPC Carey 
Dean Harmon became the first soldier from Lake Havasu City to be Killed 
in Action in Vietnam, as a result of multiple fragmentation wounds at 
the age of 19, on April 26, 1968. Harmon was attached to the 26th 
Infantry Regiment, nicknamed The Blue Spaders. He was in Vietnam for 
three months and his unit was in the Binh Duong province of South 
Vietnam at the time he was killed. It is possible that he fought 
against the TET Offensive. During his first month in Vietnam. Hatmon's 
then girlfriend, Mary Fraze-DeWees who now lives in Prescott, knew him 
as Gary Harmon. She said she wanted to marry Harmon, but at 16, her 
father did not approve.

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