Mike Conaway: “I thank the gentleman for yielding some time and allowing me to add my inadequate words and thoughts for Chris and his…”

“I thank the gentleman for yielding some time and allowing me to add my inadequate words and thoughts for Chris and his family. I had purchased Chris's book a long time ago; but as things go, I just hadn't read it. After he was murdered a week or so ago, I read his book. It was a very unsettling experience. The book is written in what appears to be Chris's voice. I never met Chris, and so I didn't know what he actually sounded like when he spoke. But the book is written in a very conversational tone, and it's almost like you're having that conversation with Chris. You're reading, and you're caught up in the stories, and you're caught up in the action. You go, Oh, he was murdered several days ago. Chris's style of talking about himself and the things that he did on behalf of his country were very self-deprecating, very matter of fact. I'm sure most of the instances in there where he talked about coming close to being hurt or coming close to near-death experiences are sugarcoated from what the real deal was because I know he didn't want his wife and family and many to know. He certainly wouldn't have been bragging about that anyway. But Chris had a very matter-of-fact tone when he was with the SEALs and he was in those battles. Even when he was home, he had a very-- ``casual'' is not the right word--but very matter-of-fact attitude toward the fact that he could be killed, that something bad could happen to him.…”