[Tailgunner Joe]

Tell it to Lori Piestewa.

[FITZ]

Tell it to Lori Piestewa.

Or to the two small children she left behind. She was a single mother of two.

[Non-Sequitur]

There have been over 145 combat related deaths in Iraqi Freedom. All were volunteers, all knew what they were getting in to, and all were tragic. Why is the loss of Pvt. Piestawa's any worse the men's? I would rather none of them died in the service of their country. But I value the service of the women and mourn their loss exactly as much as their male counterparts.