[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 26 (Monday, February 9, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E223]
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            IN HONOR OF DAVID PETERSON OF SARTELL MINNESOTA

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                         HON. MICHELE BACHMANN

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, February 9, 2009

  Mrs. BACHMANN. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of a true 
patriot, David Peterson, of Sartell, Minnesota. David is a City 
Councilman, community leader, attorney, husband and father. And, he is 
about to make his first deployment to Iraq as a Captain with the 
Minnesota National Guard's 34th Infantry Division.
  Even a quick glimpse at David Peterson's life reveals the heart of a 
true citizen. An attorney by profession, David has worked in legal aid 
services, as a prosecutor, and in the civil division of the Stearns 
County Attorney's office. He will use that training as a JAG officer 
during his deployment.
  His long and strong history of community leadership led him to run 
for City Council, and in January 2007, he was sworn into office. He 
will take a leave of absence from that position while he serves his 
fellow Minnesotans in Iraq.
  Tonight in Sartell, David's friends and family and neighbors are 
meeting to wish him Godspeed as he prepares for his deployment. Along 
with the Sartell American Legion, the Mayor and City Council will 
present Captain David Peterson with a flag flown over the U.S. and 
Minnesota capitols and the Sartell City Hall. They've asked David to 
take it with him to Iraq and they will fly it again over the City Hall 
when he returns.
  I join all of Sartell in our pride of this citizen-soldier, and I, 
too, wish him Godspeed and God's blessings on his journey.

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