[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 20]
[House]
[Page 27401]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING ARMY MASTER SERGEANT TONY PRYOR

  (Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
valiant efforts of Army Master Sergeant Tony Pryor, who recently 
received the Silver Star, the Nation's third highest military 
decoration, for his heroism which saved the lives of his fellow Special 
Forces team members.
  The son of a logger from Toledo, Oregon, Tony Pryor has often been 
described as a fierce competitor and the epitome of a warrior. He put 
these skills to work last year when he single-handedly neutralized four 
al Qaeda soldiers while raiding a compound in Afghanistan. In doing so, 
he undoubtedly saved the lives of his fellow team members involved in 
the mission.
  In his 14 years of service with the Special Forces, Master Sergeant 
Pryor has been on missions in Haiti, Somalia, Kuwait, and Iraq among 
other places.
  I want to thank Master Sergeant Pryor for his heroic efforts and 
congratulate him on his award. He makes all of us proud. I feel safe at 
night knowing that he and others like him are defending this great 
Nation.

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