[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10394]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               IN MEMORY OF SERGEANT WILLIAM W. BUSHNELL

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of a 
fallen Arkansas hero, in fact, a true American hero, SGT William W. 
Bushnell of Jasper, Arkansas.
  Sergeant Bushnell was a member of the 1st Cavalry at Fort Bliss. 
Sadly, he died from his wounds this past Saturday after his vehicle was 
hit by a rocket-propelled grenade.
  Sergeant Bushnell's father, Wesley, told the Associated Press, 
``Billy served proudly in the airborne infantry. That's what he wanted 
to do when he joined and proud to do it. His shoulder was hurt a while 
back, and he went to a hospital in Kuwait. All he could think about was 
getting back in with his comrades in Baghdad.''
  This is the type of commitment towards others we can be so very proud 
of, to his fellow soldiers and commitment to his country.
  My prayers, the prayers of my family, and the prayers of Arkansas are 
with the Bushnell family. I humbly offer my thanks to Sergeant Bushnell 
for his selfless service to the security and well-being of all 
Americans.

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