[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 18272]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JONATHAN N. McCART PETERSON

 Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President, today I wish to honor 
Army PFC Jonathan N. McCart Peterson.
  Private First Class Peterson was born September 11, 1987, in Liberal, 
KS. He graduated from McCook High School in May 2005 and joined the 
Army on July 26 of that year. He attended basic training at Fort 
Jackson, SC, and was then stationed at Fort Lewis, WA. He later 
transferred to Rose Barracks Army Base near Vilseck, Germany, where he 
was an information systems operator and maintainer and worked 
specifically as a local area network manager.
  On Friday, May 25, 2007, Private First Class Peterson passed away at 
Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney as a result of an automobile 
accident. He was 19 years old. He is survived by his mother, Valery A. 
McCart, of Cambridge; two sisters, Jessica M. Peterson and her son, 
Nikolas Malleck, of McCook, and Jayme L. Peterson of Kearney.
  I offer my sincere condolences to the family and friends of PFC 
Jonathan Peterson during this time of heartbreak. Even in death, his 
selfless service to our country was evident. As an organ donor, he 
undoubtedly saved many lives. Few Americans ever achieve as much as 
Private First Class Peterson did in such a tragically short life. He 
will be forever remembered as a hero.

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