[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13432]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  ``THE FEW''--1ST LT NATHAN RIMPF, 2-16 RANGERS, 4BDE-1ST ID ``DEMON 
                      CO'', THE UNITED STATES ARMY

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                           HON. VIRGINIA FOXX

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, August 2, 2012

  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a real American hero 
from Raleigh, North Carolina, Ranger 1st Lt Nathan Rimpf of The United 
States Army. Nathan was the team leader of Demon Company 2-16 Rangers, 
while on patrol when he stepped on an IED on July 8th 2012 in Andar 
Province in Afghanistan. Already within two short weeks his recovery 
and his can do attitude is something to behold. With his parents 
support and his brother is a Capitol Policeman he is making remarkable 
strides. I submit this poem penned in his honor by Albert Caswell for 
the Record.

                                The Few

     The . . .
     The Few!
     Only, The Few!
     Only, The Brave!
     Can but so wear that most heroic title and beret,
     of a United States Ranger as who!
     And so bathe, all in that most heroic hue!
     Ranger's like Jimmy Regan, Pat Tillman,
     and Kyle Comfort who our world have so graced!
     Who have all so worn courage's most courageous face!
     For Ranger's Fight!
     And Ranger's Lead!
     And Ranger's do it all at such deadly speeds!
     And for us one all,
     Rangers will so die and bleed!
     As The United States Ranger's so give to our nation what she 
           needs!
     And Ranger's hunt!
     And Ranger's evil do so confront!
     To stand strong,
     to so right all of those wrongs!
     To so intercede,
     to so bring us peace!
     Bought and paid for,
     with but all of their fines lives indeed!
     As all in Strength In Honor they so believe!
     Beware, ``THE DEMONS'' are after you . . . time to run!
     Sorry but it's time for you to so confront your ``DEMON'S'' 
           my son!
     As their strong arms and legs for all of us they so willingly 
           concede!
     For all out there but in the darkest of all nights!
     As that's where you shall so find them Leading The Way . . . 
           The Charge, The Fight!
     The United States Rangers,
     who but bring their most magnificent of all lights!
     Because, Rangers Lead!
     Men like Nathan Rimpf,
     whose hearts so shine upon us all on this very night!
     As it was on a July patrol,
     When this fine man's life almost went away . . .
     With his two strong legs gone,
     as for him his men so knelt and prayed!
     And that's when this platoon leader got up and ran,
     ran with his heart that very day!
     Just one more hill to climb!
     Just one more mountain to so scale all in his time!
     As against all odds once again we would find!
     That this Ranger led the way!
     Like Superman, the only thing that can stop him is Kryptonite 
           this day!
     For such men are put upon this earth,
     to so show us what comes first!
     To So Teach Us!
     To So Beseech Us!
     To So Reach Us!
     Who out of such darkness but defeat the worst!
     And come shining through like a star burst!
     As have you Nate,
     The Carolina Kid who at light speed has so traversed the 
           most!
     For there are but blue skies up ahead of you Nate to host!
     ``Can't you just feel the sunshine?''
     And if ever I had a son, I wish he could shine as bright as 
           this one!
     Who so teaches us how the game of life is won!
     Moment's are all that we so have!
     To fight the bad!
     To make a difference with it all!
     For something noble, it's better to lose your two fine legs . 
           . .
     Then at the end of your life to so moan and beg,
     as so wished you a better world you had so made!
     But, Only The Few to our world such gifts can claim!
     As you Nathan, The Few . . . are but one and the same!
     And that's why the word Ranger is in front of your name!
     The Few can claim!

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