[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 160 (Thursday, September 27, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H9140]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING AIRMAN APPRENTICE JOSEPH NAGLAK

  (Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay respect to the 
remarkable life of Airman Apprentice Joseph Min Naglak of Navy Station 
Norfolk.
  Airman Apprentice Naglak was born in South Korea and adopted by 
Kenneth M. and Jeanne Rand Naglak of West Windsor, New Jersey. He 
graduated from West Windsor Plainsboro High School in 2015 where he 
lettered in varsity football and took time to learn automotive 
restoration.
  Airman Apprentice Naglak studied homeland security at Monmouth 
University before enlisting in April of 2017. He lived with his 
fiancee, Nicole Weber, and was an active and energetic volunteer with 
the Special Olympics.
  His life was cut short in an accident last week aboard the USS George 
H.W. Bush. In speaking of his courage and patriotism, his sister said: 
``He wanted to join the Navy to give back to a country who gave him so 
much. He was everything that I hoped to be one day, and he should 
always be remembered as a hero with a big heart.''
  I send my condolences to the family and the friends of Airman 
Apprentice Naglak. I express my sincere gratitude for his service and 
his sacrifice, and I ask that my colleagues join me in a moment of 
silence recognizing his heroism and his sacrifice to our country.
  Rest in peace, Airman Naglak.

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