[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7297]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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            IN MEMORY OF CHRISTOPHER LOREK AND STEPHEN SHAW

  (Mr. COLLINS of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor two brave 
Federal law enforcement officers who lost their lives during a training 
accident last Friday.
  Christopher Lorek and Stephen Shaw were both members of the FBI's 
Hostage Rescue Team. This elite unit has taken part in more than 800 
hostage situations over the last two decades. Members of the Hostage 
Rescue Team dedicate their lives to training for critical terrorist, 
hostage, and criminal situations. Most recently, the team successfully 
rescued a 5-year-old boy held hostage by a 65-year-old man in Alabama.
  Both Christopher Lorek and Stephen Shaw spent many years serving 
their Nation by putting themselves at risk for others who were in 
danger. Tragically, they died during a maritime counterterrorism 
exercise their team was performing off the coast of Virginia Beach.
  Both these men leave behind young families, and our thoughts and 
prayers are with their loved ones during this difficult time.

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