[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16121]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

                                 ______
                                 

 TRIBUTE TO SERGEANT MICHAELA BOUSHEY AND STAFF SERGEANT SHAYNE BOUSHEY

 Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, I wish to recognize SGT Michaela 
Boushey and SSG Shayne Boushey as Montanans of the Week. These two 
soldiers represent not only the best that Montana has to offer, but the 
best this country has to offer.
  SGT Michaela Boushey served in the Montana Army National Guard for 8 
years. For 4 years, she served in the 112th Security and Support 
Detachment Aviation Unit whose mission is to protect our borders, 
collect and transmit intelligence, and to provide support for the 
Department of Justice. Michaela's commitments and service to our 
country has never faltered, and we are so grateful for her service, 
sacrifice, and loyalty to our great Nation.
  Her husband, SSG Shayne Boushey, was deployed with both the infantry 
battalion and the military police company. During his deployment to 
Afghanistan, Shayne and his team were targeted by Taliban forces. When 
a suicide bomber detonated himself, 6 were killed and 13 were seriously 
wounded. Shayne's fast thinking, bravery, and resolve in this life-
threatening situation saved the lives of many in his team.
  We owe our freedom to these soldiers and the thousands of American 
servicemembers like them. It is with the humblest gratitude that I 
thank them for their courage and unwavering loyalty.

                          ____________________