[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9026]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES


                       Corporal Michael Ouellette

  Mr. GREGG. I rise this morning on behalf of Kathy and myself to 
express our deepest sympathies to the family of CPL Michael Ouellette. 
Corporal Ouellette died in Afghanistan last week, and his funeral is 
today. I have spoken with his mother, and, of course, he was an 
exceptional individual. These young men who serve us in the military 
are all exceptional. He served two tours of duty in Iraq, was 
decorated, and then went to Afghanistan to serve again.
  On behalf of the people of New Hampshire and our Nation, I thank his 
parents for having raised such an extraordinary child. We appreciate 
and thank them for the service he has given this Nation, and we 
obviously express our deepest concern during this extremely difficult 
period.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from North Dakota.
  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I wish to say on behalf of the people I 
represent that we, too, send our condolences to the family of the 
soldier who was lost. My State has suffered many losses in Iraq and 
Afghanistan, and we understand the extraordinary sacrifice these 
families make. We wish to say to the people of New Hampshire, and 
especially the family of the soldier, that our thoughts and prayers are 
with them as well.

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