[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 11870-11871]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING SPECIALIST DUSTIN FISHER

  (Mr. BOOZMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOOZMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to mourn the loss of Army 
Specialist Dustin Fisher. Dustin, a Van Buren, Arkansas, native, gave 
his life serving his country in Iraq. He was one of three soldiers 
killed by terrorists when a car bomb was detonated near Dustin's convoy 
in Baghdad on May 24.
  This is especially hard because not only has our State and Nation 
lost a wonderful young man, but his father, Waldo, is one of the finest 
people I know. Hundreds of people attended Dustin's funeral on Monday, 
a tribute to the many lives he touched in the community of Van Buren. 
He was remembered as a ``fun-loving person'' who always held a soft-
spot for the women in his life: his mother, Brenda; sister, April; and 
his wife, Alicia, to whom he was wed only weeks before being deployed.
  Dustin always admired his father, Waldo, and his brother, Shane, who 
are both veterans. Dustin shared his father's love of country by 
following in his footsteps and enlisting in the Army in 2003. Waldo 
said that Dustin made him more proud than words could describe.
  Madam Speaker, Specialist Dustin Fisher, at the age of 22, made the 
ultimate sacrifice for his country. He is a true American hero. I ask 
my colleagues to keep Dustin's family and friends in their prayers and 
thoughts during these very difficult times.

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