[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 111 (Thursday, July 12, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S9126]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES


                       Specialist Dustin Workman

  Mr. HAGEL. Mr. President, I rise to express my sympathy over the loss 
of U.S. Army SPC Dustin Workman II of Greenwood, NE. Specialist Workman 
was killed on June 28 by an improvised explosive device in Baghdad. He 
was 19 years old.
  Specialist Workman graduated from Ashland-Greenwood High School in 
2005. Faculty at Ashland-Greenwood remember his talent for writing and 
his love of books, though not necessarily the ones assigned to him, his 
skill in mechanical working, and most importantly, his hard work and 
commitment to finishing school. From the time he was a freshman at 
Ashland-Greenwood, Specialist Workman's teachers noticed a strong 
desire to serve in the Army.
  Specialist Workman enlisted with the Army and served with B Company, 
2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, based 
at Fort Carson, CO. We are proud of Specialist Workman's service to our 
country, as well as the thousands of other brave Americans serving in 
Iraq.
  Specialist Workman is survived by his parents Dustin and Valerie, 
younger brother Korey, and younger sister Krysta.
  I ask my colleagues to join me and all Americans in honoring SPC 
Dustin Workman II.

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