[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23814]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES


                    Master Sergeant Scott M. Carney

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, it is with great sorrow that I speak 
today in honor of a fallen soldier. American hero MSG Scott M. Carney 
was killed in military operations on August 24, 2007. My deepest 
sympathy and prayers go out to Scott's wife Jeni and twin sons Jacob 
and Justin. I also express sincere sympathy and gratitude to his 
parents Geneva and John Carney and his brothers and sister.
  An Ankeny, IA, resident, Scott was killed during a humvee rollover 
near Herat, Afghanistan. Scott was a member of the Iowa National 
Guard's 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Division out of Boone, IA. Scott 
enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1989 and had been a member of the 2nd 
Brigade Combat Team since 2004.
  Scott will be fondly remembered and missed dearly. His wife described 
Scott by saying he ``died doing what he loved, serving his country and 
protecting the freedom that we enjoy and providing the people of 
Afghanistan with the opportunity for freedom.'' I know I speak on 
behalf of all Iowans when I express gratitude for Scott's 18 years of 
military service. While I speak today with great sorrow, I also speak 
with great pride; pride in having soldiers like Scott, willing to make 
the ultimate sacrifice.
  A fellow soldier lent an apt description of Scott when he said ``the 
Army was his life. He loved his family dearly and was a great family 
member. He was also part of the team.'' I ask all Americans to spend a 
moment today in prayerful gratitude for the family of a true American 
patriot, fallen hero MSG Scott M. Carney.

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