[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 60 (Thursday, May 5, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E827]
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                    A TRIBUTE TO CAPTAIN ERIC NELSON

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 5, 2011

  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the achievement of 
Captain Eric Nelson of Madrid, Iowa. Captain Nelson is a soldier in the 
Iowa Army National Guard. In May 2011, Captain Nelson will be presented 
the MacArthur Leadership Award in Washington, D.C.
  The MacArthur Leadership Award is given by the United States Army to 
those company-grade officers that demonstrate the ideals for which 
General MacArthur stood: duty, honor, and country. It is presented 
annually to 25 officers that serve either in the Active Army, the Army 
National Guard, or the Army Reserves. Captain Nelson was the only Iowan 
selected this year to receive the award.
  Captain Nelson recently returned in April 2011 from a year-long 
deployment in Kosovo. He served with the Iowa Army National Guard 
Company C, 2nd Battalion, 147th Aviation unit as part of the KFOR13 
Peacekeeping Operations. His unit flew and maintained UH-60 Blackhawk 
helicopters while there, flying over 2,400 hours conducting border 
patrol, reconnaissance, and air movement flights.
  I thank Captain Nelson for his honorable service to our country. I 
know that my colleagues in the United States Congress will join me in 
congratulating Captain Nelson in being selected to receive the 
MacArthur Leadership Award. It is an honor to serve as his 
representative, and I wish him the best of luck in the future.

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