[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 27613]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO SERGEANT LUIS REYES

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                        HON. THOMAS G. TANCREDO

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 6, 2005

  Mr. TANCREDO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Sergeant 
Luis Reyes of Aurora, Colorado.
  Sergeant Reyes died November 18, 2005 after succumbing to injuries he 
sustained near Ali Al Salem, Kuwait carrying out his duties in support 
of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
  Sergeant Reyes was a member of the 947th Engineer Company, Army 
National Guard, Durango, Colorado and a graduate of Montbello High 
School in Denver.
  He was just 26 years old.
  According to media reports, Sergeant Reyes and other Colorado members 
of the Guard were carrying out a mission to help repair, improve and 
reconstruct damaged and inadequate infrastructure in Iraq.
  Reyes was known to his friends and colleagues as dedicated to his 
work, his family and the mission. He was described as someone who would 
often, ``go above and beyond'' the call of duty.
  He is survived by his wife, two children, father, mother and a 
brother.
  Mr. Speaker, all Americans owe Sergeant Reyes and his family a great 
debt of gratitude for his service to our Nation. My deepest sympathies 
go out to his friends and family.
  He will be missed by all who knew and loved him.

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