[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 155 (Friday, November 7, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2187-E2188]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          TRIBUTE TO MIKE NASH

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                          HON. DAVID E. BONIOR

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 5, 1997

  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, the United States was founded under the 
principles of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all. 
Throughout our history, everyday citizens have become our heroes while 
they worked to protect our inalienable rights. Mike Nash, an advocate 
for Vietnam veterans, was one of those heroes. On May 25, 1997, Mike 
Nash died, but his legacy will live throughout the ages.
  Mike Nash was a decorated U.S. Army veteran who fought for his 
country in Vietnam from 1969 through 1970. His experience in Vietnam 
forever changed his life. In 1987, Mike joined Chapter 154 of the 
Vietnam Veterans of America and served the organization at the national 
level and local level. His calm demeanor and tenacious spirit made him 
a driving force in the fight for veterans causes.
  As a prominent member of the Michigan and national chapters of 
Vietnam Veterans of America, Mike spent his free time counseling 
veterans and working to find veterans who were missing in action in 
Vietnam. Last year Mike traveled to Vietnam to search for information 
on MIA's. As Mike once said, ``As long as proof remains that even one 
MIA is still alive, we will try to find him.'' His passion to find 
missing veterans was fueled by the completeness of his family. He was 
so thankful to be with his wife, June and their two daughters, 
Jacquelyn, and Jessica. He hoped that someday, missing veterans would 
one day be reunited with their loved ones.
  Mike Nash was a tireless advocate for Vietnam Veterans: to all who 
knew him, a friend; to June, Jacquelyn, and Jessica, he was a husband 
and father. Mike lived his life caring and serving other people. I am 
honored to have had the opportunity to call Mike my friend. We will all 
miss Mike's advocacy for Vietnam Veterans, but most of all we will miss 
his friendship.

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