[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3832]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING ARMY PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ALBERT JEX

  (Mr. LEE of New York asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. LEE of New York. Madam Speaker, today I rise to pay tribute to 
Army Private First Class Albert Jex, a Lockport, New York native who 
made the ultimate sacrifice on February 9, 2009, in Mosul, Iraq. 
Private Jex was deployed to Iraq in December from Fort Hood as part of 
the 1st Cavalry Division which is the Army's premier heavy-armored 
division.
  Named after a great-uncle who died fighting the Nazis in World War 
II, Private Jex devoted his life to public service. He was a junior 
volunteer fighter for the South Lockport Fire Company, and he heard the 
call of duty after the events of September 11, 2001.
  The close-knit neighborhood where Private Jex grew up has been lined 
with yellow ribbons since he first became a soldier and was sent to 
Iraq in 2003. These symbols now serve as quiet tributes to the bravest 
of patriots.
  Finally, I want to recognize the courage of Private Jex's family. The 
thoughts and prayers of all western New Yorkers go out to his family.

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