[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16896]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              REMEMBERING TERRY BARNICH AND MAGED HUSSEIN

  Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I would like to say a few words about two 
brave Americans who were tragically killed in Iraq earlier this year. 
On May 25, 2009, Terrance Barnich of Illinois and Maged Hussein of 
Florida died when an improvised explosive device detonated near a 
construction site outside of Fallujah.
  Terry Barnich was the deputy director of the Iraq Transition 
Assistance Office in Baghdad. He had signed on for multiple tours in 
Iraq and was the senior American expert responsible for expanding the 
generation of electricity across Iraq. Dr. Maged Hussein was the senior 
adviser for water resources in the Iraq Transition Assistance Office 
and a civilian member of the Army Corps of Engineers. He, too, 
volunteered for multiple tours in Iraq.
  These two men represent the very best America has to offer. Both gave 
up the comforts of home to live in trailers in Baghdad in an effort to 
help provide a better future for Iraq. Countless thousands of Iraqi 
civilians have access to electricity and potable water as a result of 
Terry's and Maged's efforts. Along with the personal tragedy, their 
loss represents a serious setback for American reconstruction efforts 
in Iraq. We mourn their passing and offer our deepest condolences to 
their families.

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