[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 139 (Wednesday, September 19, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11744-S11745]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES


                          Captain Scott Shimp

  Mr. HAGEL. Mr. President, I wish to express my sympathy over the loss 
of United States Army CPT Scott Shimp of Nebraska. Captain Shimp was 
killed in a military helicopter crash during a training exercise in 
northeastern Alabama on September 11. He was 28 years old.
  Captain Shimp grew up in the small town of Bayard, NE. A 1998 
graduate and salutatorian of his class at Bayard High School, he also 
played football, ran track, sang in the choir, and was an Eagle Scout. 
It was his lifelong dream to serve his country in the U.S. military.
  I had the privilege of nominating Captain Shimp to the U.S. Military 
Academy at West Point. In 2002 he graduated as part of the first post-
September 11 class. Captain Shimp served two tours of duty in Iraq and 
was scheduled to be deployed to Afghanistan in 2009. He was company 
commander of Company C, 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 159th 
Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division.
  We are proud of Captain Shimp's service to our country, as well as 
the thousands of brave Americans serving in the Armed Forces.

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  Our sympathies are with his parents, Curtis and Teri Shimp; his 
brother Chad; and his sister Misty.
  I ask my colleagues to join me and all Americans in honoring CPT 
Scott Shimp.

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