ms. ayotte: thank you, madam president. madam president, i rise today to honor the life and legacy of lance corporal brandon gerbrand the t a proud marine from greenville, new hampshire, who was tragically killed in action in afghanistan last week. the last corporal was an extraordinary young man who cared deeply about his country. before he even graduated from convelle regional high school last year, he had already graduated from marine boot camp at per it's island. -- perris island. he followed in the footsteps of his great grandfather and grandfather in joining the military to serve our country. long before he joined the marines, brandon had already earned a reputation as someone who was passionate about serving others. volunteering with the temple volunteer fire department starting at age 17, he became a full-time member of that fire department when he turned 18. the fire chief in temple, george clark, was quoted as saying that brandon was all about helping people, adding that no matter what needed doing, he was always the first guy there. chief clark said that even when brandon was home on leave, he'd get in touch and