[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 18, 2026)]
[House]
[Pages H2585-H2586]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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         MOMENT OF SILENCE HONORING SPECIALIST KRYSTOFER LOPEZ

  (Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, with heavy hearts, alongside 
my colleagues from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, I rise today to 
honor the life and the service of Specialist Krystofer Lopez, who 
passed away on Thursday, March 12, following a training exercise at 
Letterkenny Army Depot in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
  Specialist Lopez answered the call to serve by enlisting during his 
junior year of high school at Biglerville High. He was driven by a deep 
love of his country and a sense of duty that truly defined his life.
  He served as a military police officer and as a Personnel Force 
Innovation member of the 947th Quartermaster Company.
  In the words of Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address, Specialist 
Lopez gave his last full measure of devotion. For that, we as a 
Commonwealth from Pennsylvania, we as a country, and we as a community 
are forever grateful.
  It has been said that our flag does not fly because the wind moves it 
but with the last breath of those who defend it. Specialist Krystofer 
Lopez now rests among those heroes. Now and forever, this brave soldier 
will be a source of inspiration throughout his enduring devotion to 
duty and call to service.
  Please join us, the Members of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 
delegation in the United States House of Representatives, in a moment 
of silence to honor the life of Specialist Krystofer Lopez.

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