[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 26, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S8405]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES


                      Specialist Josiah Hollopeter

  Mr. HAGEL. Mr. President, I rise to express my sympathy over the loss 
of U.S. Army SPC Josiah Hollopeter of Valentine, NE. Specialist 
Hollopeter was killed on June 14 in Al Muqdadiyah, Iraq. He was 27 
years old.
  Specialist Hollopeter graduated from Valentine High School in 1998. 
He played high school football as a defensive end, starting as a senior 
opposite his brother Tyler, a sophomore at the time. Tyler would also 
go on to serve in Iraq as an Army helicopter pilot.
  Before joining the Army, Specialist Hollopeter worked construction 
jobs in Omaha and San Diego. He also worked for a canoe outfitter along 
the Niobrara River for several summers.
  Like so many young men and women of his generation, the terrorist 
attacks of September 11 had a profound impact on Specialist Hollopeter 
and inspired him to serve his country. He enlisted with the Army in 
January 2006. He served with the 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, based at Ford Hood, 
Texas. We are proud of Specialist Hollopeter's service to our country, 
as well as the thousands of other brave Americans serving in Iraq.
  In addition to his brother, Specialist Hollopeter is survived by his 
parents Ken and Kelly Hollopeter; wife Heather; and sister Anna 
Hollopeter.
  I ask my colleagues to join me and all Americans in honoring SPC 
Josiah Hollopeter.

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