[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 8, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H1344]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        THIRTEEN KILLED IN KABUL

  (Mrs. BOEBERT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BOEBERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today having received a message 
from the mother of a young American hero, Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui, 
who tragically and unnecessarily lost his life during the Biden 
administration's catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan.
  She encouraged me to publicly share her message, which in part read:

       Mrs. Boebert, I am the mother of Lance Corporal Kareem 
     Nikoui, one of the 13 killed in Kabul. I wish more people had 
     the backbone that you have. When I heard you say, ``13 of 
     them,'' my heart dropped, my eyes filled with tears, and I 
     was so happy to hear about our 13 kids at that very moment. 
     You have no idea how much that meant to me.
       We have been lied to over and over, and then we watch this 
     administration act as if it never happened. The pain of 
     losing my son is unbearable.
       Just know when I heard you say, ``13 of them,'' it gave me 
     hope to help us get some type of justice about what this 
     corrupt administration has done and is still doing. Thank 
     you.

  Mr. Speaker, I am happy to say it was impossible to ignore our 13 
servicemembers, and they will continue to be honored and remembered, 
despite their Commander in Chief intending to ignore them.

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