[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 90]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES


                Lance Corporal Clinton Jon (C.J.) Miller

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I rise to pay tribute to a fallen 
soldier from Greenfield, IA, LCpl Clinton Jon (C.J.) Miller, who was 
killed while serving his country as part of an improvised explosive 
device detection team in Iraq. My thoughts and prayers go out to his 
wife Jackie, his mother Susan, his father Kerby, and all his family and 
friends. I am sure I speak for all Iowans when I say that I am proud to 
call C.J. one of us. By all accounts, he was a fine marine who felt 
called to, and liked, military service. Family members say that he 
joined the Marines during wartime because he just felt he had to serve. 
Where would our country be without patriotic young Americans like C.J. 
who feel a call to serve their country? All Americans owe a debt of 
gratitude to this brave Marine. As his father said, ``He was a hero.'' 
Lance Corporal Miller's tremendous service and sacrifice should never 
be forgotten.


                        Sergeant James P. Musack

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I rise to pay tribute to SGT James P. 
Musack of Riverside, IA, who tragically died as a result of a noncombat 
related incident while serving his country in Iraq. I am sure that all 
Iowans shared the same sense of sadness I felt when learning of the 
death of this young Iowa native. According to family and friends, he 
had found his calling in the military and all Americans owe him our 
deepest thanks for his service. Everyone joining the military knows the 
risks involved, but all Americans are indebted to brave patriots like 
James Musack who voluntarily assume those risks in order to defend our 
freedom and way of life. My prayers go out to his mother Yvette, his 
father Jim, and all his family and friends.


                   Lieutenant Colonel Paul J. Finken

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I rise to pay tribute to LTC Paul J. 
Finken who has given his life for his country while serving in Iraq. He 
was 40 years old. Paul Finken was raised in Earling, IA, and I know all 
Iowans share my pride as we also mourn his loss. As a career Army 
officer, Lieutenant Colonel Finken had dedicated his life to the 
service of his country and we can never thank him enough for his 
service and his final sacrifice on behalf of our freedom.
  In remembering Paul Finken, his family said, ``Paul was a devoted 
husband, loving father and respected leader. He loved being a soldier 
and respected the soldiers he worked with. He always set the example 
and would never ask his soldiers to do anything he wouldn't do himself. 
He will be greatly missed by his family and by all who knew him.'' My 
thoughts and prayers are with his wife Jackie and his three daughters, 
Emilie, Caroline, and Julia, for their loss. I hope it will be of some 
comfort to them to know that Paul died a hero.

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