[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 83 (Thursday, June 4, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H6158-H6159]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF NAVY COMMANDER DUANE WOLFE

  (Mrs. CAPPS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart to honor the 
life and service of my constituent, Navy Commander Duane Wolfe. 
Commander Wolfe died Monday, May 25, at Al Asad Air Force Base in Iraq. 
He was killed by a roadside bomb.
  Mr. Speaker, words can't describe the loss felt throughout our 
California coastal communities by Commander Wolfe's death. He was truly 
a pillar in his community, spending the majority of his life on the 
central coast with his wife of 34 years, Cindi, and their beautiful 
family. Commander Wolfe served in Iraq as a Seabee. He worked at 
Vandenberg Air Force Base as a civilian for over 20 years and served as 
well as a deacon of the Los Osos Church of Christ.

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  By those who knew him best, he is remembered as a dedicated husband 
and father with a clever wit, a strong sense of work ethic, and a 
kindness toward those in need.
  My thoughts and prayers are with Commander Wolfe and his family and 
friends during this heartbreaking time, as well as the families of all 
of our military personnel serving as they do in such danger and with 
such bravery. We owe our brave men and women serving in the Armed 
Forces and their families nothing but our full support and gratitude 
for their tremendous sacrifice.

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