private ezeagwula was wounded. the deadly attack came here at home, not on a field of battle halfway across the world. there are more than 1.4 million active members of the armed forces protecting america and more than 1.2 million reserve members. there are more than 8,000 army and navy reserve recruiters -- i'm sorry, more than 8,000 army and army reserve recruiters and more than 7,000 navy recruiters serving in the united states, guam and puerto rico. each of these men and women are courageous patriots who deserve our report. this deadly attack is nothing short of dastardly this resolution offers the condolences of the house to the family of private long, expresses our hopes for a full recovery for private ezeagwula, and urges that those responsible are brought to justice. i want to commend my colleague, mr. franks, for introducing the resolution. it's an appropriate statement of what i know to be the views of every member of the house. it is important for all of to stand together and support our men and women in

private long and quinton ezeagwula are good examples. mr. chairman i think sometimes we also forget the price families pay. it's easier for us to focus upon only the fallen. but those who remain and the grief that is laid upon their broken shoulders is often sometimes something we cannot identify with. . i was in the press club here, i saw a diamond-shaped picture of a cold, icy, windy day at arlington national cemetery, and a woman stood alone with her back to the viewer, standing at a tombstone. and there was no one else in the cemetery and the wind was blowing, her clothes were out ott side. it was the loneliest thing i'd ever seen. the title was simply "the widow." i understand that private long was not yet married but i'm sure there was someone out there who loved him, i know his parents loved him, the family has faced a loss none of us can imagine. as we salute private long, i also think it's in order to salute his family who have paid such a high price so we can stand here in this chamber and talk about freedom with. that, i yield bac

condemn the slaughter and murder of army private william long and the wounding of army private quinton ezeagwula. that was a terrorist act of which we condemn. it may be that the alleged perpetrator is in prison but we don't know if there is a widespread conspiracy. we hear so. again, h.r. 1741 would allow us to protect these witnesses. the act of killing our military personnel on u.s. soil was an act of terror. i abhor it, i denounce it. it is a resounding disgrace in this country and, therefore, h.res. 515 should in fact be able to pass. all of these tie to the idea of protecting witnesses in criminal activities because we realize how frightening a prospect it is. i also add my support to h.r. 2675, the antitrust criminal penalty enhancement and reform act of 2004. it is the extension, and i am also a member of the subcommittee on antitrust and view this as an important legislative initiative. allow me to close by suggesting that as we saw in my remarks earlier today on h.res. 505, condemning the death of dr. george tiller, we have conditions here that warrant this legislation, h.r. 1741. it i