[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 153 (Tuesday, October 20, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1486]
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HONORING THE DEDICATED SERVICE AND SELFLESS SACRIFICE OF SENIOR AIRMAN 
                           NATHAN C. SARTAIN

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 20, 2015

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, it is with both profound sadness 
and deep gratitude that I rise to pay tribute to a fallen decorated 
American hero.
   On October 2, 2015, Senior Airman Nathan C. Sartain, who was 
assigned to the United States Air Force 66th Security Forces Squadron 
based out of Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts, lost his life in 
a tragic C-130 crash in Jalalabad, Afghanistan while deployed with the 
455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron and valiantly serving our 
Nation in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel. Senior Airman 
Sartain was 29 years old, but lived a lifetime marked by and full of 
service.
   Born and raised in Pensacola, Florida, Senior Airman Sartain made 
the Northwest Florida community proud with his many achievements. He 
excelled at Pensacola High School where he was a member of the National 
Honor Society and Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, where he twice 
was named an outstanding cadet. Additionally, he was inducted into the 
Kitty Hawk Air Society's Daniel L. ``Chappie'' James Chapter designed 
to encourage personal excellence and promote community service and was 
awarded the Air Force Sergeants' Association medal in 2001.
   Answering the call of duty and following in his father's footsteps 
of service, Senior Airman Sartain enlisted in the Air Force in 2013. 
Upon graduating from Basic Training and the Air Force Security Forces 
Academy Training, he served as an Installation Patrolman and mobilized 
as a Fly Away Security Team member, a role in which his missions would 
take him across the globe standing guard in defense of our Nation. His 
awards include the Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Force Good Conduct 
Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, and 
the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.
   His life stands as a testament that freedom is not free, and as 
exemplified by his extraordinary heroism, Senior Airman Sartain's 
legacy will echo in time as an example of the ultimate sacrifice in the 
name of freedom. On behalf of the Northwest Florida community and a 
grateful Nation, my wife, Vicki, joins me in praying that God is with 
Nathan's wife, Lana; stepdaughter, Alexia; parents, Phillip and Janice; 
siblings, Jeremy, Heather and Dewayne; stepmother, Maralee; and all of 
the beloved family and friends he held so dear. We ask that God 
continue to bless them and the United States of America.

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