[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 12 (Wednesday, February 4, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E115-E116]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             REMEMBERING PRIVATE FIRST CLASS HOLLY McGEOGH

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                          HON. JOHN D. DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 4, 2004

  Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker. I rise today to pay tribute to Private 
First Class Holly McGeogh, Michigan's first female soldier killed in 
the conflict in Iraq. Private McGeogh was from Taylor, and a 
constituent of mine.

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  Private McGeogh, who was 19, was one of three soldiers killed in a 
roadside explosion near Kirkuk. She was assigned to Company A, 4th 
Forward Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, from Fort Hood, 
Texas. Two years ago, she graduated Truman High School, where she was a 
cadet in the Junior ROTC for four years. During high school, Private 
McGeogh won numerous awards and recognition for her service to her 
school and community. She was dedicated to enlisting in the Army, and 
to serving her country, which she did with distinction.
  Before leaving for Iraq she told her family that if she were killed 
in battle, to remember she died for a reason and a cause she believed 
in. Those words should be remembered and cherished today and always.
  Mr. Speaker, Private McGeogh is a hero. She died trying to make this 
world a safer, kinder, and more humane place, and for that we are all 
humbled. Our thoughts and our prayers go to her parents, her family, 
and her friends. I would like you to join me in commending her 
limitless courage for our country. She has shown the entire nation what 
it means to be a hero.

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