[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 13279]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES


                      Captain David A. Wisniewski

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I rise to pay tribute to a brave and 
patriotic son of Iowa who gave his life for his country, CPT David 
Anthony Wisniewski. He graduated from Woodbury Central High School in 
Moville, IA, before attending the Air Force Academy. It had been his 
dream to be an Air Force pilot since visiting Offutt Air Force Base as 
a young child and he died doing what he loved. By all accounts, David 
Wisniewski was a remarkable man and his numerous accomplishments 
include the saving of many lives during his several tours of duty in 
support of the global war on terrorism. In reference to the reason for 
his service, I understand that he would end letters to his parents with 
the reminder that, ``I do this so you can sleep safe at night.'' That 
is an excellent reminder for all of us to never take for granted the 
tremendous cost of our freedom. I find that words fail me in trying to 
describe the debt of gratitude we owe to the courageous and selfless 
Americans like Captain Wisniewski. We can never begin to repay the 
debt, but we can honor it by honoring David's memory and by fully 
appreciating our way of life and the sacrifices made to preserve it. Of 
course, his loss will be felt very deeply by his parents, Chet and 
Beverly Wisniewski, and all his family and friends. My prayers go out 
to them in this difficult time. They are no doubt very proud of their 
son, and all Iowans can be proud to call him one of our own.

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