[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 177 (Thursday, December 8, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H7553]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





 HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF UNITED STATES ARMY CAPTAIN ANDREW D. 
                                 BYERS

  (Mr. HOLDING asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HOLDING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and service 
of United States Army Captain Andrew D. Byers, who died on November 3, 
2016, in Kunduz province, Afghanistan.
  Captain Byers was assigned to B Company, Second Battalion, Tenth 
Special Forces Group, based at Fort Carson, Colorado. He was deployed 
to Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel as part of 
the mission to train, advise, and assist local forces.
  Captain Byers was a graduate of the United States Military Academy, 
with a distinguished career of service to our Nation, including prior 
deployments to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Italy.
  I extend my thoughts and prayers to Captain Byers' family, friends, 
and teammates.

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