[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20603]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     IN MEMORY OF RYAN BRANDT YOUNG

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 15, 2005

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember former Navy SEAL 
Ryan Brandt Young, a 32-year-old native of Halfway, MD, for serving our 
country in Iraq.
  Young was based in southern Iraq as a security contractor for Triple 
Canopy and worked with the Bureau of Diplomatic Security. He was killed 
Wednesday, September 7, when a bomb went off in the lead vehicle of a 
motorcade escort from the airport to the U.S. Embassy in Basra.
  In my recent visit to Iraq, Young was a member of the detail that 
protected my mission. His group watched over the delegation as we 
traveled into dangerous territory. I was fortunate enough to have met 
him and honored to have him protect our unit. He was courageous, 
thoughtful and a true American. Today, I would like to recognize and 
celebrate his life. He made up his mind when he was only 14 that he 
would someday be a Navy SEAL, and he certainly achieved that goal. 
Eight of Young's 13 years in the Navy were spent as a SEAL.
  His mother talked to him just 10 days before the bombing, and she 
described him as very happy, very up, and I think we could learn a 
great deal from him. It was my honor to have met Ryan Brandt Young. I 
extend my deepest sympathies to his family and friends. He will be 
deeply missed and his service was greatly appreciated.

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