[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 78 (Tuesday, June 14, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1219]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN HONOR OF SPECIALIST DERRICK LUTTERS

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                        HON. MARILYN N. MUSGRAVE

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 14, 2005

  Mrs. MUSGRAVE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a true American 
hero, SPC Derrick Lutters of Burlington, Colorado.
  On May 1, 2005, Specialist Lutters died while serving south of 
Baghdad, Iraq, when attacked by a suicide bomber while his unit was 
inspecting a bridge for enemy tampering along a supply route.
  As a member of the Kansas National Guard, Specialist Lutters was in 
Detachment 1 of the Guard's 170th Maintenance Company and assigned to 
the 891st Engineer Battalion.
  In 1999, after Derrick graduated from Goodland High School in 
Goodland, Kansas, he moved to Burlington, Colorado, where his mother 
currently lives.
  Coming from a military family, he joined the service in 1998 and 
followed in the footsteps of his brother and sister.
  I am proud to honor SPC Derrick Lutters for his courage and sacrifice 
on behalf of all I Americans. His courage has helped to protect our 
democracy and keep our homeland safe. I urge all of my fellow 
colleagues to applaud Specialist Lutters for his service to our great 
Nation.

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