[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 121 (Thursday, July 26, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1625]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                TRIBUTE TO SERGEANT JACOB S. SCHMUECKER

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                           HON. ADRIAN SMITH

                              of nebraska

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 25, 2007

  Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Madam Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of 
SGT Jacob S. Schmuecker, an Atkinson, Nebraska, native who lost his 
life on July 21 in Balad, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
  Sergeant Schmuecker, assigned to Nebraska's National Guard's 755th 
Chemical Reconnaissance/Decontamination Company, died when his military 
vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb.
  This young man represented some of the best qualities of Nebraska, 
and our State mourns his loss.
  Sergeant Schmuecker has been described as ``calm, cool, and 
collected''--a man who answered the call of duty and served honorably. 
His loss will be felt not only by the men in his unit, but in Nebraska 
where he leaves behind his wife and three young children.
  My prayers and condolences go out to Sergeant Schmuecker's family and 
friends who feel the loss of this brave man. He will be missed.

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