[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 9976-9977]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       IN HONOR OF SPC. SETH PACK

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                            HON. ROB BISHOP

                                of utah

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 20, 2013

  Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor one of Utah's 
most heroic sons and one of my constituents from Ogden, Utah, Spc. Seth 
Pack of the United States Army, 10th Mountain Division.
  While out on patrol on July 1, 2011, Seth was almost mortally wounded 
when he stepped on an improvised explosive device. Losing his leg and 
close to death, he has since led the way to recovery. Next week, Seth 
is leaving Walter Reed Military Medical Center to start the next phase 
of his young life. The man who entered this hospital on the edge of 
death has now regained his strength, and has returned to his former 
self. I submit this poem, penned in his honor by Albert Caswell, and 
let us all take time to remember and thank the men and women of the 
Armed Forces, and their families, who volunteer to keep freedom alive 
and sacrifice for us every day.

                           Ahead of the Pack

                       (By Albert Carey Caswell)

     Out in front . . .
     All on that hunt!
     In times of war . . .
     There are but all of those for sure!
     Who are out ahead of The Pack . . .
     Who lock and load!
     Who so live by such a code!
     A Rat! A Rat . . . A Rat Tat . . . Tat . . . Tat!
     Taking the lead,
     As so for sure all to speed!
     10th Mountain Men,
     upon which our Nation now so depends!
     Who after the enemy will so run into caves,
     and kick doors in so very brave!
     Out . . . ahead of The Pack!
     As from where you have so led Seth,
     a fact!
     For you are a grunt!
     Ever out on the hunt!
     To our freedoms to so bring!
     Of thee I sing!
     To so live by a code!
     To lock and load!
     A Rat! A Rat! A Rat Tat . . . Tat . . . Tat!
     The United States Army,
     Who with his band of Brothers are but ready to bare the load!
     And 10th Mountain Men,
     who into the face evil do so go!
     The ones who so live by a code!
     Where you go!
     I go!
     Who so lock and load!
     A Rat! A Rat! A Rat Tat . . . Tat . . . Tat!
     Lock and load!
     For Seth, U . . . R . . . Tall!
     Because,
     you have so answered that most noble of calls!
     That Call To Arms!
     That Call to War!
     That Call to Death,
     as so for sure!
     To so march off so bravely with clenched fists!
     To lock and load!
     A Rat! A Rat! A Rat Tat . . . Tat . . . Tat!
     As all around you such death and gore appears!
     As has your fine young life,
     been so all so here!
     For such men of honor!
     For such men of might!
     Surely they will one day so see Heaven's light!
     Where you Go!
     I Go!
     All in that blood that binds you so!
     As it was while out on patrol!
     That you so almost lost your young life,
     but not your soul!
     Standing so close to death,
     right on that very edge . . .
     To a place where courage crests!
     As when Seth,
     you so reached so deep down inside . . .
     To a place where only courage so lies!
     As you so began your climb!
     To lock and load!
     A Rat! A Rat! A Rat Tat . . . Tat . . . Tat!
     As you got up out of that bed!
     With such Strength In Honor,
     with no regrets!
     All in your actions what was so said!
     All at speed,
     as somehow you became even Army Stronger so indeed!
     Because 10th Mountain do not follow,
     they lead!
     They lead!
     For you are Army Strong!
     As your fine heart beats loud and long!
     That's right,
     For only The Few,
     have so led such a most
     courageous life as have all of you!
     Who so Lock and Load,
     who all in the face of death so come shining through!

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     Who so live by a code!
     A code of honor!
     A code of war!
     All for your Brothers In Arms,
     So Ready All So To Die For!
     A Rat! A Rat! A Rat Tat . . . Tat. . . Tat!
     As I remember on those first early days,
     as you were but a shell of what you are today!
     As you got up and told pity to get out of your way!
     For you had mountains to so climb!
     Because 10th Mountain do it all the time!
     And Seth,
     you have so many hearts to so heal!
     Yea, Seth,
     you are Ahead of The Pack we can feel . . .
     For that's where we will so find you out on attack!
     Leading us all so in time!
     And where would our Nation all so be,
     if it were but not for such men and families as all of these?
     Who, where you go!
     I go with speed!
     Who so live by a code!
     Who so lock and load!
     Who so look into the face so we can all be free!
     A Rat! A Rat! A Rat Tat . . . Tat . . . Tat!
     Way out in front,
     ahead of the Pack!
     To so teach us!
     To so beseech us!
     To so reach us!
     As one of Utah's brightest of all sons
     Who so shines this one!
     And if ever I had a son,
     I'd wish that he could walk as tall,
     as this one!
     Ahead of The Pack!
     A Rat! A Rat! A Rat . . . Tat . . . Tat . . . Tat!
     Who so shines as one of America's most heroic sons!
     Who to all of our hearts so run!

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