[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 114 (Thursday, September 14, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1727-E1728]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             TRIBUTE TO SERGEANT NATHANIEL ``BRAD'' LINDSEY

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                          HON. DARLENE HOOLEY

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 14, 2006

  Ms. HOOLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a fallen hero. 
Sergeant Nathaniel ``Brad'' Lindsey was a family man, a fellow 
Oregonian, and a proud American. He understood the actions that needed 
to be taken so that his countrymen could continue to enjoy the 
blessings of freedom.
  Last Saturday, Brad made his final sacrifice on behalf of a grateful 
nation while on patrol in the Zabul province of Afghanistan.

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  Three days ago Americans gathered to mark the passing of another 
September 11th and to honor those who perished on that horrible day and 
in the five years since. Since that day we have been a nation at war. 
Since that day we have fought that war by asking men and women like 
Brad Lindsey to travel to points across the globe to defend our ideals, 
to protect our communities. And it is to their credit that these men 
and women have never shied away from this request.
  Brad had always dreamed of joining the military. He spent four years 
in the Navy before joining the Oregon National Guard in 1996. Always 
one to volunteer for a mission, he was dedicated to his country's 
needs, whatever they were. During his time in the National Guard, he 
spent time in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and New Orleans before heading to 
Afghanistan this past June.
  It was in New Orleans that our paths crossed. I was there to see 
first hand the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina and to talk with 
the Oregon National Guardsmen and women who were stationed there. Brad 
served as my driver during my time in Louisiana.
  It was obvious that his devotion to his country was only exceeded by 
his devotion and love for his family; his wife Joyce and his four 
children. I am sure that it was a source of continual pride that his 
oldest son had chosen to follow in his footsteps and joined the Oregon 
National Guard.
  We in this chamber have an obligation to see that Brad's children 
inherit a land worthy of their father's sacrifice. We must find the 
resolve necessary to do that which must be done, as Brad did so many 
times.
  I join all Oregonians, and all Americans, in expressing my deepest 
condolences to the family of Brad Lindsey for their loss. Our state, 
and our nation, is greater because of Brad's presence and we are 
lessened by his passing.

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