[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 201 (Thursday, December 20, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1711]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     MASTER SERGEANT JOSHUA WHEELER

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                         HON. ROBERT PITTENGER

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 20, 2018

  Mr. PITTENGER. Mr. Speaker, Joshua Wheeler, a Master Sergeant in the 
United States Army, was killed in Iraq in October 2015 during a battle 
with ISIS. A highly-decorated combat veteran, he was awarded the Silver 
Star, Purple Heart, and Medal of Patriotism. Shortly before his death, 
he and his wife constructed a new home where they planned to raise 
their infant son together. The Wheeler's mortgage lender and servicer, 
Ditech Financial LLC, partnered with Lt. Colonel Richard Cantwell 
(Ret.), Chairman of the Patriot Military Foundation, to ensure Ashley 
was financially able to keep the home. I am happy that entities like 
this recognize the enormous sacrifice of all service members and their 
families, particularly Gold Star families like the Wheelers.

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