[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16318]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  IN RECOGNITION OF SCOTTIE L. BRIGHT

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 18, 2005

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, Staff Sergeant Scottie L. Bright, 
36, originally of Montgomery, Alabama, died on July 5, 2005, in Iraq. 
Staff Sergeant Bright was assigned to the Army's Third Squadron, Third 
Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Carson, Colorado, and according to 
initial reports died in action from an improvised explosive device. His 
survivors include his wife Carolyn, his daughter Shay, his son Scottie, 
Jr., and his mother Blanche Bright.
  Scottie Bright was a proud soldier and eager to serve his country, 
Mr. Speaker. He was a cheerful man who loved his family, and was known 
as a loyal and dedicated father and husband. Like every other soldier, 
he dutifully left behind his family and loved ones to serve our country 
overseas.
  Words cannot express the sense of sadness we have for his family, and 
for the gratitude our country feels for his service. Staff Sergeant 
Bright died serving not just the United States, but the entire cause of 
liberty, on a noble mission to help spread the cause of freedom in Iraq 
and liberate an oppressed people from tyrannical rule. He was a true 
American.
  We will forever hold him closely in our hearts, and remember his 
sacrifice and that of his family as a remembrance of his bravery and 
willingness to serve. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for the House's 
remembrance on this mournful day.

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