[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22490]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO SCOTT WEST

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                             HON. ROY BLUNT

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 5, 2006

  Mr. BLUNT. Mr. Speaker, Albert Caswell wrote the following tribute to 
my constituent, Scott West, who was injured while serving the United 
States in Iraq.

                           Go West Young Man

     Go West Young Man!
     Scott You are but The Very Best Young Man, as you are nothing 
           less Young Man!
     As oh how our Nation You So Bless Young Man!

     A Brave Heart who went off to War . . .
     Who so walked through The Valley of Death, all so our Freedom 
           could be insured!
     A Patriot who gave his most precious of all gifts, his legs! 
           But came back home with far much more!

     A Heroes Hero . . . This Army Man . . .
     Such Strength In Honor . . . As such a Magnificent Hero, 
           before us now so stands!
     Who can defeat terror and death, who with but only his 
           courage left . . . to new heights so ran!

     For his new battle has just begun,
     From Sun-up to Sunset, as This Magnificent Heroes quest shall 
           never be done!
     For there is no quit, for This Champion Is! Is the stuff of 
           which movies are made of my son!

     Just look at His Heart, Just look into His Eyes!
     For in This Splendid Man of Courage and Faith, you'll find No 
           Missouri Compromise!
     He's not giving up! He's not giving in! As before us, The 
           True Fine Definition of Where Courage so Lies!

     And our time here upon this Earth, is but such a short time's 
           worth!
     Most people lead such useless lives, for only those of such 
           splendid faith . . . shall so to Heaven rise!
     As they teach us, as they so reach us . . . the ones in our 
           Lord's Heart who so come first!

     For We All must Walk This Road of Life,
     Could we, in such dark moments in time . . . to somehow the 
           courage find, as Scott to not think twice?
     With head up high, with no pity to find . . . how we love you 
           Scott! As to our World You bring Your Light!

     Our Country Tis Thee, this our Sweet Land of Liberty . . .
     Where our fine Nation, was so built upon such Heroic Heroes 
           all throughout her history!
     Go West Young Man, You Are America's Best Young Man . . . if 
           I have a son, I pray like you he'd be!

       Dedicated to Scott West and his family, and all those like 
     them. Who teach us so much!
       May our Lord Bless you, and he will!

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