[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 148 (Wednesday, November 9, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S12602]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES


                     Staff Sergeant Jason a. Fegler

  Mr. HAGEL. Mr. President, I rise to express my sympathy over the loss 
of U.S. Army SSG Jason A. Fegler. Staff Sergeant Fegler died November 4 
in Baghdad, Iraq. He was 24 years old.
  Staff Sergeant Fegler grew up in rural Banner County, NE, and 
graduated from Banner County High School in 1999. He served more than 4 
years in the U.S. Marine Corps before recently transferring to the U.S. 
Army. He had hopes of joining the Army's Special Forces. Staff Sergeant 
Fegler was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry 
Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, KY. Staff Sergeant 
Fegler will be remembered as a loyal soldier who had a strong sense of 
duty, honor, and love of country. Thousands of brave Americans like 
Staff Sergeant Jason Fegler are currently serving in Iraq.
  Staff Sergeant Fegler is survived by his wife, Shianne, who is in the 
U.S. Navy, and their son, Aiden, 2, of Virginia Beach, VA. He is also 
survived by his mother and stepfather, Rita and Eugene Snyder of 
Harrisburg, NE; and father, Jim Fegler of Sierra Vista, AZ. Our 
thoughts and prayers are with them at this difficult time. America is 
proud of Staff Sergeant Fegler's heroic service and mourns his loss.
  I ask my colleagues to join me and all Americans in honoring SSG 
Jason A. Fegler.


                          Captain Joel Cahill

  Mr. HAGEL. Mr. President, I rise to express my sympathy over the loss 
of U.S. Army CPT Joel Cahill. Captain Cahill died of wounds suffered on 
November 6, while on patrol in Ad Dawr, Iraq. He was 34 years old.
  Captain Cahill graduated in 1989 from Papillion-La Vista High School 
in Nebraska. Captain Cahill graduated magna cum laude in 1999 from the 
University of Nebraska-Omaha, where he was a member of the ROTC 
program. He was a 15-year military veteran and in the midst of his 
fourth tour of combat duty, having served one tour in Iraq and two 
tours in Afghanistan. In 1998, he was awarded the Soldier's Medal for 
selfless action in a noncombat situation. A live grenade accidentally 
landed next to Captain Cahill's men during training at Fort A.P. Hill, 
VA. Captain Cahill grabbed the grenade and hurled it out of harm's way, 
saving the lives of his fellow soldiers. Captain Cahill was a member of 
Company B, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry 
Division, Fort Benning, GA. Captain Cahill will be remembered as a 
loyal soldier who had a strong sense of duty, honor, and love of 
country. Thousands of brave Americans like CPT Joel Cahill are 
currently serving in Iraq.
  Captain Cahill is survived by his wife, Mary, a U.S. Army nurse, and 
their two children, Faith, 4, and Brenna, 3, of Columbus, GA. He is 
also survived by his mother and father, Barbara and Larry Cahill of 
Gretna, NE; sister, Erin Christensen; and brothers Larry Jr., Randy and 
Jason. Our thoughts and prayers are with them at this difficult time. 
America is proud of Captain Cahill's heroic service and mourns his 
loss.
  I ask my colleagues to join me and all Americans in honoring CPT Joel 
Cahill.

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