[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 99 (Thursday, June 14, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H5185]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




MOMENT OF SILENCE HONORING U.S. ARMY STAFF SERGEANT ALEXANDER W. CONRAD

  Mr. BIGGS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today, along with my Arizona 
colleagues, to honor the life and sacrifice of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant 
Alexander W. Conrad from Chandler, Arizona, who was recently killed by 
indirect enemy fire while in support of Operation Octave Shield in 
Somalia.
  Sergeant Conrad served as a human intelligence, noncommissioned 
officer and was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces 
Group.
  Sergeant Conrad's decorated service included two tours in Afghanistan 
in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He was posthumously awarded 
the Purple Heart and Meritorious Service Medal.
  Mr. Speaker, Sergeant Conrad was one of Arizona's finest. He fought 
to free the oppressed and to ensure that all Americans live out their 
days in liberty.
  Please keep his family, friends, and comrades in your prayers.
  Mr. Speaker, I now ask that Members please join me and my Arizona 
colleagues for a moment of silence to remember U.S. Army Staff Sergeant 
Alexander W. Conrad.

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