[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16075]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO JOSIAH HOLLOPETER

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                           HON. ADRIAN SMITH

                              of nebraska

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 15, 2007

  Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Madam Speaker, on a day when the House of 
Representatives has passed legislation providing for the health and 
well-being of our veterans, it is with a heavy heart I honor a brave 
man who will not be returning home. Specialist Josiah Hollopeter, of 
Valentine, NE, was shot and killed by small arms fire while on 
dismounted patrol in Normandy, Iraq, on June 14.
  My thoughts and prayers are with Josiah's family--his parents and his 
wife--today. Josiah represented the best of what it means to be a 
Nebraskan. His service and sacrifice for our country will long be 
remembered.
  Again, I ask my colleagues to remember the Hollopeter family during 
this time of grieving. And to remember Josiah's comrades in arms who 
are still in harm's way.

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