[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 14111-14112]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO ARMY SERGEANT JUSTIN DUFFY

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                           HON. ADRIAN SMITH

                              of nebraska

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 4, 2009

  Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and pay 
tribute to Army Sergeant Justin Duffy, a proud son of Nebraska who lost 
his life earlier this week. Sgt. Duffy was killed when a roadside bomb 
exploded near his vehicle in eastern Baghdad.
  Sergeant Duffy was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd 
Airborne Division,

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Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He had served in Iraq since November, where 
he provided escort security for a general, a colonel and other high-
ranking Army officers.
  Sergeant Duffy graduated from Cozad High School and then the 
University of Nebraska at Kearney with a criminal justice degree. He 
rose to supervisor at a Kearney manufacturing plant before joining the 
Army in May 2008.
  My thoughts and prayers go out to Sgt. Duffy's family and friends. He 
was known as ``The Shepherd'' because of his concern for others. This 
trait drove him to protect even those he didn't know.
  We all owe Sgt. Duffy a debt of gratitude we can never repay. His 
courage, love of family, and strength should set the bench mark for us 
all.

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