[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 46 (Friday, March 29, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H3212]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   A TRIBUTE TO PFC. FLOYD E. BRIGHT

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentlewoman from Texas [Ms. Jackson-Lee] is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I want to reach out today to 
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bright of my community in Houston, TX, and speak to 
them on behalf of this Nation and this Congress to acknowledge that 
along with the entire Houston community this Nation is saddened and 
diminished by the loss of one of our finest young citizens, Pfc. Floyd 
E. Bright, who lost his life in the service of his country on March 22, 
1996, while on duty in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  In behalf of myself, my congressional colleagues, and fellow 
Houstonians, I would like to express our heartfelt condolences and 
sympathy for the family of Private Bright and to say to them that we 
share their loss.
  Neither his country nor the community will ever forget Private 
Bright's sacrifice, and we hold his memory in the highest honor.
  We also honor and hold in the same high esteem the supreme sacrifice 
that has been made by his family. We share their grief and feel deeply 
what it means to lose a child, a shining light gone out far too soon. 
Private Bright was a graduate of Lamar High School in Houston and 
attended San Jacinto Community College. All who knew him would 
acknowledge him as a person of extreme curiosity, friendliness, and a 
willingness to serve. How lucky we are as Americans that we have the 
kinds of young people that will go forth and serve their country.
  It reminds us of the very special and solemn responsibility of this 
Government, this President, this U.S. Congress to ensure in all times 
that we stand for what is right in this world, that we respect the fact 
that we must respect and love our young men and women and acknowledge 
that anytime that we can assist them in staying away from harm's way, 
we should take up the charge.
  To the family of Private Bright, let me again say we honor you and 
respect you and love you, and we shall remain forever proud of him and 
so shall his country which he served so very well.
  The entire Houston community is saddened and diminished by the loss 
of one of our finest young citizens, Pfc. Floyd E. Bright, who lost his 
life in the service of his country on March 22, 1996 while on duty in 
Bosnia and Herzegovina. On behalf of myself, my congressional 
colleagues, and fellow Houstonians, I would like to express our 
heartfelt condolence and sympathy for the family of Private Bright and 
to say to them that we share their loss. Neither his country nor this 
community will ever forget Private Bright's sacrifice, and we hold his 
memory in the highest honor. We also honor and hold in the same high 
esteem the supreme sacrifice that has been made by his family. We share 
their grief and feel deeply what it means to lose a child, a shining 
light gone out far too soon.
  Private Bright was a graduate of Lamar High School in Houston and 
attended San Jocinto Community College. We shall remain forever proud 
of him, and so shall his country, which he served well.

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