[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 172 (Sunday, November 23, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2447]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO SPC JEREMY DiGIOVANNI

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                   HON. CHARLES W. ``CHIP'' PICKERING

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 21, 2003

  Mr. PICKERING. Mr. Speaker, I rise this evening to pay tribute to 
Specialist Jeremy DiGiovanni who was killed in action Saturday, 
November 15, in Iraq. Along with seventeen other American soldiers, 
including another Mississippian, PFC Damien Heidelberg, Jeremy was 
killed in the collision of two Black Hawk helicopters.
  Jeremy was a member of the A Company, 4th Battalion, 101st Airborne 
based in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and he served as crew chief on one of 
the Black Hawks. Jeremy hailed from Pike County, Mississippi, and he 
served his country proudly and with honor.
  Specialist DiGiovanni made the ultimate sacrifice defending our 
Nation and helped free millions of men, women, and children from the 
tyrannical grasp of an evil and brutal dictator. We Mississippians are 
so proud of the men and women we have serving in Iraq and appreciate 
their dedication to defending freedom and democracy.
  I ask my fellow Members of the U.S. House of Representatives to 
remember Jeremy and his family during this difficult time. To his 
family, our prayers are with you, and we are grateful for Jeremy's 
courage and service to the United States of America.

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