[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 22355]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               MATT SMITH

  (Mr. NEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the services of a 
great American, Matt Smith.
  Matt Smith was enlisted in the Special Forces out of Fort Campbell, 
Kentucky and served in Iraq in February of 2003. While there, Matt 
Smith was struck by six bullets which left the left side of his body 
paralyzed. Remarkably, he suffered no cognitive damage and is beginning 
the process of his physical recovery.
  Matt Smith has since been awarded a Purple Heart, a Meritorious 
Service Award, Global War on Terrorism Medal, a National Defense 
Service Medal, and an Army Achievement Medal, to name a few.
  Mr. Speaker, Matt Smith represents some of the best that Ohio and 
America have to offer. I want to honor him for his upstanding 
citizenship and for the love he has for his township and his home of 
Morgan County, Ohio.

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