[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 140 (Thursday, September 20, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1939]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO CAPTAIN SCOTT SHIMP

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                           HON. ADRIAN SMITH

                              of nebraska

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 20, 2007

  Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Madam Speaker, today I rise to honor a brave 
man from my District, Captain Scott Shimp, a 1998 graduate of Bayard 
High School. Captain Shimp died last week when his Black Hawk 
helicopter crashed during training exercises in Alabama.
  Scott was an enthusiastic young man who loved serving his country. A 
consummate soldier and a graduate of West Point Academy, he was a 
credit to the Bayard community--a community which has rallied around 
those he left behind.
  My heart goes out to Scott's family and all affected by his death. We 
owe him a debt of gratitude we can repay by living up to the example he 
set in his personal and professional life.

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