[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 119 (Tuesday, August 7, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1448]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                 HONORING SPECIALIST BRENDEN N. SALAZAR

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                             HON. TOM PRICE

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 7, 2012

  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I along with Representative Adams 
rise in honor of Specialist Brenden Salazar, who gave his life July 22, 
2012, while supporting combat operations in the Logar Province of 
Afghanistan. He died of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive 
device detonated near his dismounted patrol.
  Salazar was a 2010 graduate of Paul Hagerty High School in Oviedo and 
enlisted in the Army in June 2010. He deployed to Afghanistan in July 
2012 after being in his unit a little over a year and was assigned to 
the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade 
Combat Team based in Caserma Ederle, Italy. Brenden came from a long 
line of soldiers. His grandfather is a retired helicopter pilot and 
both his mother and stepfather are active duty Army aviators.
  Spc. Salazar will be buried at Florida National Cemetery with full 
military honors. He is survived by his father Chris Salazar and sister, 
Sophie Salazar of Canton, Georgia; mother, Jovanna Nelson; stepfather, 
James Nelson; and sister, Hannah Nelson of Chuluota, Florida.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with the greatest respect and admiration that we 
honor Spc. Brenden Salazar's sacrifice on behalf of our Nation. He is a 
hero to his countrymen, his family, and his fellow soldiers. He reminds 
us that America is blessed to have so many young men and women willing 
to stand up and fight to preserve our precious freedoms. Our thoughts 
and prayers are with his family and all our military families, whose 
selfless dedication to this Nation is an inspiration to us all.

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