[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19430]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING DANIEL PAUL

  (Mrs. BACHMANN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. BACHMANN. Mr. Speaker, this last Saturday was a very sad day in 
Minnesota. We laid to rest a fallen hero named Daniel Paul. His parents 
were in attendance, his family, our community, and we came together in 
sorrow and tears, our governor, our two Senators, and we went as a 
community for this fallen hero.
  He was really a remarkable man, Daniel Paul. He was so remarkable, 22 
years old, he didn't fear anything. And he willingly laid his life on 
the altar of freedom for all of us. And it was one more reminder, Mr. 
Speaker, of how heavy the cost of our freedom is and yet how remarkable 
these young men and women are who voluntarily, with full assurance in 
their heart, lay their life down for us.
  So, Mr. Speaker, I just wanted to come today and make reference and 
thanks to this young man who gave his life for us to his parents, to 
his siblings, to his extended family who have all sacrificed so much 
with the loss of this young life.
  So, Mr. Speaker, I want to honor the memory of Daniel Paul and thank 
him for his service to our country. And also for those in our community 
who doff their hats, the patriot guards, the motorcyclists who lined 
the streets with their flags. I was never more proud to be an American 
than this last Saturday when I saw our community recognize this cost 
and pause and honor his memory.

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