[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 101 (Thursday, June 21, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1373]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                  IN HONOR OF SPECIALIST VAL JOHN BORM

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                           HON. ADRIAN SMITH

                              of nebraska

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 21, 2007

  Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. I rise today with a sense of sadness and 
regret to honor the short life of Specialist Val John Borm, of Sidney, 
Nebraska. Val, an infantryman in B Company, 2nd Battalion with the 35th 
Infantry, was killed late last week when a roadside bomb exploded near 
his Humvee.
  A 2005 graduate of Sidney High School, Val has been described as an 
enthusiastic soldier who enjoyed his service for our country. My heart 
goes out to his parents, Larry and Lolita, and the rest of the Sidney 
community as they come to terms with this loss.
  As we head into the July 4th holiday season, let us remember Val and 
his comrades who have paid such a high price defending freedom. We owe 
them our very best.

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