[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 20, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H4427-H4428]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING CAPTAIN ELEANOR LeBEAU COOKE

  (Mr. BOST asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOST. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Captain Eleanor LeBeau 
Cooke.
  To friends and family, she was known as Ellie, the fifth of eight 
children of David and Victoria LeBeau. She graduated from Althoff 
Catholic High School in 2012 before attending Murray State University 
in Kentucky.
  In 2018, she answered the call of service and joined the Marine Corps 
and became an Osprey pilot. It was in the Marines where she met her 
beloved husband, Chase.
  Ellie received the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on 
Terrorism Service Medal, and the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon. In 
March

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of this year, she was promoted to captain.
  Three weeks ago, Ellie lost her life in a V-22 Osprey crash on a 
training mission off the coast of Australia. Two of her fellow marines 
also passed away.
  Her family and her home community in St. Clair County mourn her loss, 
as do countless other southern Illinoisans. She was special. As her 
obituary noted, ``There was just something about Ellie.''
  Our prayers go out to Chase and to the entire LeBeau and Cooke 
families at this very difficult time.
  Semper Fidelis, Captain Eleanor LeBeau Cooke. Your impact on our 
Nation will be remembered.

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