[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 10 (Thursday, February 3, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S969]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES


                      corporal nathan A. Schubert

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I rise today in honor of an Iowa Marine 
who has fallen in service to his country in Iraq. Marine Corporal 
Nathan A. Schubert, of the 1st Battalion 3rd Marine Regiment, was 
killed on January 26, 2005 when his helicopter crashed during a 
sandstorm near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. The helicopter carried Corporal 
Schubert and thirty other Marines who were part of a security mission 
to aid in the safe conduct of the national democratic elections last 
Sunday. He is survived by his mother, Cheryl Winklepeck, a sister, 
Elizabeth Householder, and a brother, Matt. Corporal Schubert died one 
day before his 23rd birthday.
  A native of Cherokee, IA, Cpl. Schubert attended Washington High 
School and went on to continue his studies at Kirkwood Community 
College in the fall of 2001. Just weeks after the terrorist attacks on 
September 11, Nathan Schubert enlisted in the Marines to fulfill what 
he saw as his patriotic duty. Describing Corporal Schubert as a 
friendly, likable, and patriotic young man, his brother noted that he 
``lived life to the fullest.''
  I ask all of my colleagues in this body and all Americans to remember 
with respect, admiration, and gratitude this courageous Marine who made 
the ultimate sacrifice in the name of the principles we value most as 
Americans: freedom, democracy, and justice. Corporal Schubert died 
honorably while supporting and defending these values by aiding the 
birth and development of democracy in Iraq. He is to be commended for 
his bravery as he joins the honorable ranks of those Americans who have 
gone before him in service of their country. My prayers go out to 
Nathan's family and friends and my greatest respect and appreciation go 
to Cpl Nathan A. Schubert.

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