[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14253]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION AND REMEMBRANCE OF THE LIFE OF U.S. ARMY CHIEF WARRANT 
                         OFFICER MATTHEW LOUREY

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                          HON. BETTY McCOLLUM

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 23, 2005

  Ms. McCOLLUM of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, I thank you for the 
opportunity to recognize and honor the life of U.S. Army Chief Warrant 
Officer Matthew Scott Lourey.
  Matt Lourey, son of Minnesota State Senator Becky Lourey, was an Army 
helicopter pilot under the command of the Tikrit-based 42nd Infantry 
Division. He died May 26, 2005, from injuries received when the Kiowa 
Warrior helicopter he was piloting was shot down in Baqouba, Iraq, 
while he was serving his second combat tour in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
  Matt was born July 28, 1964, in Laurel, Maryland, grew up in Kerrick, 
Minnesota, and graduated from Askov High School in 1982. He had always 
wanted be in the military as a child, and after graduating from high 
school, joined the U.S. Marine Corps. When he was not able to fly for 
the Marines, he left the military, trained as a private pilot in 
northern Minnesota, and joined the Army as an officer. Matt Lourey flew 
Kiowa reconnaissance missions in Bosnia and elsewhere prior to going to 
Iraq. Matt was preceded in death by his brothers, Jay and Fernando.
  Matt Lourey grew up in a large, loving family, with 11 brothers and 
sisters, many of whom were adopted, in northern Minnesota. Matt was 
Sen. Becky and father Eugene Lourey's second son.
  Three years ago, Matt Lourey married a fellow soldier, Army Capt. 
Lisa Lourey. They lived in Lorton, Virginia.
  There have been 22 members of the military from Minnesota who have 
died in Iraq since 2003. I honor Matthew Lourey for his courageous 
service to this country, and his commitment to protecting our freedom.

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