[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 17006-17007]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  IN HONOR OF SPECIALIST VAL JOHN BORM

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                           HON. ADRIAN SMITH

                              of nebraska

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 21, 2007

  Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Madam Speaker, I rise today with a sense of 
sadness and regret to honor the short life of Specialist Val John Borm, 
of Sidney, Nebraska. Val, an infantryman in B Company, 2nd Battalion 
with the 35th Infantry, was killed late last week when a roadside bomb 
exploded near his Humvee.
  A 2005 graduate of Sidney High School, Val has been described as an 
enthusiastic soldier who enjoyed his service for our country. My heart 
goes out to his parents, Larry and Lolita, and the rest of the Sidney 
community as they come to terms with this loss.
  As we head into the July 4th holiday season, let us remember Val and 
his comrades who have paid such a high price defending freedom. We owe 
them our very best.

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