[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 21]
[House]
[Pages 29779-29780]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   MOMENT OF SILENCE HONORING THE SACRIFICE OF SERGEANT LOUIS GRIESE

  (Mr. KAGEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KAGEN. Madam Speaker, Louis Griese served with honor, with 
courage and skill; and last week on October 31, he lost his life while 
serving his third tour of duty in Iraq.
  Please join me in honoring his memory. He leaves behind a wife, 
Stephany, and 4-month-old daughter, Skylar.
  Sergeant Louis Griese of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, was killed as a 
result of wounds incurred from a roadside bomb. His family believes in 
service to one's Nation. A true believer in service, Sergeant Griese 
followed in the footsteps of his father who fought in the Korean War.

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  Sergeant Griese's mother, Susan Frihart, described her son, saying, 
``He was very proud to be a soldier. He didn't want to leave his 
newborn baby, but he left because that was his duty.''
  Every Member of Congress and every American owes a debt of gratitude 
to Louis Griese and his family for his dedicated and honorable service. 
Sergeant Griese made the ultimate sacrifice, and his service shall not 
be forgotten.
  I ask all of you to join me in a moment of silence on his behalf.

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