[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 18, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S3877]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           PASSING OF PRIVATE FIRST CLASS STRYDER STOUTENBURG

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I rise today to honor a young man from 
Missoula, MT, who was killed when the Army helicopter he was riding in 
crashed in the remote woods of New York State during a training 
exercise. PFC Stoutenburg was among the 11 people in his 13-person unit 
killed in the Black Hawk crash. PFC Stoutenburg was only 18 years old.
  Like his fellow men and women in uniform, PFC Stoutenburg dedicated 
his life to defending our country and upholding the principles it was 
founded upon. As a member of the 10th Mountain Division based at Fort 
Drum, NY, he trained not only to defend the United States against 
aggressors but also to uphold our country's greatest values--freedom, 
liberty, equality, and democracy.
  PFC Stoutenburg's sacrifices for his State and country make all of us 
proud to be Montanans and Americans. He truly did his part to hold the 
bright torch during the dark night that will guide the way to a 
brighter day of democracy and stability around the world. His tragic 
death is a reminder that our freedom is the result of the courageous 
men and women who everyday face great risk while defending our country.
  PFC Stryder Stoutenburg is survived by his mother Jane; maternal 
grandmother, Joyce Sleep of Dade City, FL; two sisters, Laurel Miller 
of Middletown, NY, and Joyce Rodriguez of Harrisonburg, VA; and two 
nieces and two nephews.

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