[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1289]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES


                        specialist shawn a. muhr

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I have the sad task today of paying 
tribute to Specialist Shawn A. Muhr of Coon Rapids, IA, who has fallen 
in the line of duty in Afghanistan. Specialist Muhr was serving with 
the 546th Transportation Company, 264th Combat Sustainment Support 
Battalion, 82nd Sustainment Brigade out of Fort Bragg, NC. He was 26 
years old.
  Shawn's family described him as ``a gentle person with an adventurous 
spirit.'' He is remembered fondly as a happy and generous individual, 
and I know his loss will be felt very keenly by all who knew him. My 
thoughts and prayers will be with his family at this time, including 
his wife Winifred, his father David, and his mother Shirley as well as 
his brother and sisters.
  By all accounts, Specialist Muhr liked being in the Army and loved 
serving his country. He had previously served in Operation Iraqi 
Freedom as well as in South Korea and was serving his first tour in 
Afghanistan. What would we do without individuals like Shawn Muhr? 
Those young people who gladly serve their country, knowing the 
sacrifices they will be asked to make and the tremendous risk they 
take, are the ultimate bulwark in defense of our freedom. Shawn Muhr 
truly lived and died by the motto of the great State of Iowa, ``Our 
Liberties We Prize, Our Rights We Will Maintain.''

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