[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 144 (Thursday, September 7, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1176-E1177]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING THE LIFE OF FALLEN ARMY NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIER CAPTAIN (CPT) 
                          LOWELL T. MILLER, II

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                            HON. TRENT KELLY

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 7, 2017

  Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in memory of 
Michigan Army National Guard soldier Captain (CPT) Lowell T. Miller, II 
who died while defending our great nation on August 31, 2005, during 
Operation Iraqi Freedom. CPT Miller and his military training team came 
under attack by enemy forces using small arms fire in Iskandariyah, 
Iraq. They were conducting military operations with the Iraqi Army. CPT 
Miller was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment, 
Mississippi Army National Guard, McComb, Mississippi.
  According to the Associated Press, CPT Miller was a member of Calvary 
Christian Church in Flint, Michigan. He accepted Jesus Christ as his 
savior and was baptized at the age of eight. He was active in his 
church's youth group, youth choir, and the Bible Quiz Bowl. CPT Miller 
attended Carman-Ainsworth High School where he lettered in track. He 
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held the school record in the 4X100 meter for six years. CPT Miller 
graduated from high school in 1988. In 1993, CPT Miller graduated from 
Virginia Military Institute where he earned a bachelor's degree in 
electrical engineering. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant upon 
graduation and was transferred to the Michigan Army National Guard. In 
January 2005, CPT Miller volunteered with the 1-155th Infantry 
Regiment, McComb, Mississippi in order to deploy to Iraq. At the time 
of his deployment, CPT Miller was employed as an electrical engineer 
for Yazaki North America, Inc.
  CPT Miller's father, Lowell Thomas, wrote about his son's death on a 
memorial website. ``It was a night mission that they said was too 
dangerous for American soldiers and they called on the group of Iraqi 
soldiers he had been training for six weeks,'' Mr Miller wrote. ``He 
didn't want them to go alone, so he went with them. He was a soldier's 
soldier. He always took care of his men and never gave a thought for 
his own safety.''
  CPT Miller was remembered by a fellow soldier on a memorial website. 
``My brother in arms, you were more than just an officer, more than 
just a soldier, and more than just a leader,'' Specialist (SPC) 
Rickland L. Scholz, II wrote. ``You were a true friend. I will never 
forget the missions we had been on together nor the long conversations 
and sound advice that you have given me. You will never be forgotten 
and I will always remember the time in Egypt that we were able to have 
long discussions. Rest in peace now, my fallen brother.''
  During the funeral service, at the Swartz Funeral Home in Flint, 
Michigan, Eric Leszczynski, CPT Miller's supervisor at Yazaki North 
America, Inc., said he was a man who knew how to get his coworkers 
motivated. ``If you gave him something to do, it would get done,'' 
Leszczynski said.
  In September 2005, family and friends attended the burial service at 
the Arlington National Cemetery Columbarium Complex in Arlington, 
Virginia. During the service, an honor guard held an American flag over 
the urn containing CPT Miller's ashes. A folded flag was presented to 
his wife, Angela.
  CPT Miller is survived by his wife, Angela; his daughters, Danielle 
and Alexandra; his siblings, Patrick and Jennie; and his parents, 
Lowell and Linda Miller.
  CPT Miller's commitment to protect America earned him the Bronze Star 
medal, the Purple Heart medal, the National Defense Service medal, and 
the Armed Forces Expeditionary medal. His sacrifice will not be 
forgotten.

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