[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 6166-6167]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO SPECIALIST MICHELLE DONOVAN

 Mrs. LINCOLN. Mr. President, today I honor National Guard 
Specialist Michelle Donovan, a resident of Hot Springs Village in my 
home State of Arkansas. Specialist Donovan recently received the Purple 
Heart for injuries she sustained while serving in Iraq nearly 3 years 
ago.
  Specialist Donovan served as a combat medic assigned to the 875th 
Engineer Battalion, Arkansas National

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Guard. On August 21, 2007, while on patrol in Iraq, the vehicle in 
which she was riding struck an explosive device, leaving her and her 
four team members seriously wounded. She suffered severe traumatic 
brain injury and wounds to her leg and shoulder, as well as injuries to 
her face, requiring a medical discharge from the Arkansas National 
Guard.
  Along with all Arkansans, I salute Specialist Donovan for her 
bravery, and I am grateful for her service and sacrifice.
  More than 11,000 Arkansans on active duty and more than 10,000 
Arkansas reservists have served in Iraq or Afghanistan since September 
11, 2001. It is the responsibility of our Nation to provide the tools 
necessary to care for our country's returning servicemembers and honor 
the commitment our Nation made when we sent them into harm's way. Our 
grateful Nation will not forget them when their military service is 
complete. It is the least we can do for those whom we owe so 
much.

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