[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 18788]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                    HONORING SERGEANT GERMAINE DEBRO

  (Mr. FORTENBERRY asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. FORTENBERRY. ``It's hard to be sad when I'm so proud. You are my 
hero.'' These were the words Alvin Debro, Jr., used to bid his brother, 
Sergeant Germaine Debro, a final goodbye.
  Sergeant Debro was killed near Balad, Iraq, on September 4 when his 
Humvee hit a roadside bomb. A member of the Nebraska National Guard, he 
had served in both Bosnia and Kuwait. Because of these recent 
deployments, he was not required to go to Iraq. But as a single man 
with no children, he volunteered so other soldiers would not have to 
leave their families.
  At the funeral service at Morningstar Baptist Church in North Omaha, 
Pastor Leroy Adams said to us: I look across this sanctuary, and I see 
America, one Nation, under God, in a church brought together by 
Germaine. It's not how long you live, it's how well you live.
  His friends recall Germaine's love for life, selflessness and 
compassion for others. Germaine's mother, Pricilla, said her son died a 
proud soldier. Our Nation will be forever grateful to Sergeant Germaine 
Debro and his ultimate sacrifice.

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