[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 17661]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES


                       sergeant germaine l. debro

  Mr. HAGEL. Mr. President, I rise to express my sympathy over the loss 
of Nebraska Army National Guard Sergeant Germaine Debro of Omaha, NE. 
Sergeant Debro died when an improvised explosive device detonated near 
his vehicle near Balad, Iraq on September 4. He was 33 years old.
  The son of a retired U.S. Air Force technical sergeant, Sergeant 
Debro and his family moved frequently around the country. Sergeant 
Debro attended Omaha Benson High School for 1 year and then moved to 
Arkansas where he graduated from high school in 1991.
  In October 1994, Sergeant Debro enlisted in the U.S. Army. Following 
his service in the Army, Sergeant Debro enlisted in the Nebraska Army 
National Guard in October 1997. He was assigned to Detachment 1, Troop 
B, 1-167th Cavalry Squadron based in Wahoo, NE. Sergeant Debro remained 
in Wahoo until being reassigned to the Fremont, Nebraska-based Troop B, 
1-167th Cavalry Squadron in January 2001. While serving with the 1-
l67th Cavalry Squadron, Sergeant Debro was mobilized for several 
overseas deployment including service in Kuwait in 2001 and in Bosnia-
Herzegovina from 2002-2003. Sergeant Debro will be remembered as a 
loyal soldier who had a strong sense of duty, honor and love of 
country. Thousands of brave Americans like Sergeant Debro are currently 
serving in Iraq.
  Sergeant Debro is survived by his parents, Alvin and Priscilla Debro; 
and brothers, Alvin Jr., who served in the U.S. Army, and Maurice, all 
of Omaha. Our thoughts and prayers are with them at this difficult 
time. America is proud of Sergeant Debro's heroic service and mourns 
his loss.
  I ask my colleagues to join me and all Americans in honoring SGT 
Germaine L. Debro.

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