[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Pages 19582-19583]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



             HONORING MASTER SERGEANT EVANDER EARL ANDREWS

  Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I rise today in sadness over the first 
announced American casualty in Operation Enduring Freedom. Master 
Sergeant Evander Earl Andrews, who was stationed in my home State of 
Idaho at the Mountain Home Air Force Base, was killed in service to his 
country in the Arabian Peninsula. He was part of the 366th Civil 
Engineer Squadron stationed there. Although Master Sergeant Andrews was 
originally from a small town in Maine, Idaho feels this loss along with 
the rest of the Nation.
  Master Sergeant Andrews went to the Middle East to fight for our 
freedom with valor and courage in this time of national crisis and made 
the ultimate sacrifice in defense of his country. There are no words 
for such an incredible loss, but we are a great Nation because of brave 
men and women like Master Sgt. Andrews.
  Flags are flying all over our country now, a visible display of the 
support our military troops and our President have over Operation 
Enduring Freedom. With the news of the first American casualty, it 
becomes even more evident that American lives will be lost in this 
fight against terrorism. Our hearts and prayers are not only with the 
family of Master Sergeant Andrews in Idaho and Maine, but also with the 
families of all our military troops, who are serving their country so 
far away,
  This will be a long war, one that will be won over a period of months 
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years through several strategic actions; there is no one operation that 
will rid the world of the evils of terrorism. But one thing is certain: 
freedom will prevail and we will not forget Master Sergeant Andrews and 
others like him to whom we owe our liberties.

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