[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 33 (Thursday, February 28, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H1158]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING BRUCE BEYER

  (Mr. BRALEY of Iowa asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BRALEY of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and 
congratulate Bruce Beyer, a remarkable constituent of mine from 
Davenport, Iowa, who was recently awarded the Army's Outstanding 
Individual with Disability Award. I'm proud that Bruce was one of 16 
employees honored at the DOD Disability Awards ceremony in December for 
his contributions to the Army Sustainment Command at Rock Island 
Arsenal.
  Bruce has been in a wheelchair since a bicycle accident in 1982 left 
him a quadriplegic without the use of his arms. According to his boss, 
Bruce Angus, who nominated him, Bruce is an inspiration to everyone 
around him and exemplifies the tenet that the only true disability in 
life is a bad attitude.
  Bruce is active in raising awareness about people with disabilities 
by training managers through the arsenal's Windmill Program, by serving 
as a counselor in the Rock Island-Milan School District, and by 
conducting seminars in assistive technology and advocacy for disabled 
individuals.
  Bruce is a model of perseverance and a source of pride for the First 
District of Iowa, and I join his family, friends, colleagues and 
community in congratulating him on receiving this honor, and I'm 
thanking and commending him for his incredible contributions to the 
arsenal and the Quad Cities community.

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