[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 13879]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            NEVADA TRAGEDIES

  Mr. HELLER. It is an honor serving the people of the great State of 
Nevada, and today I am speaking on their behalf for the first time in 
the Chamber of the Senate. Before I begin, I would like to take a 
moment to reflect on two tragic events that have taken place in Nevada 
recently.
  In Carson City, our Nation lost three Nevada National Guard members 
at a local restaurant shooting. Those members were MAJ Heath Kelly, SFC 
Miranda McElhiney, and SFC Christian Riege.
  The other was the horrific crash at the Reno air races this weekend. 
As with the shootings in Carson City, this terrible event not only 
impacted the communities in northern Nevada but the entire State and 
the Nation. Having visited the scene where the crash occurred, it is 
difficult to describe the amount of damage that took place there.
  Our State's first responders and medical personnel did an amazing job 
in a very difficult situation. My thoughts and prayers go out to all 
the victims and their families, and I wish the injured a quick 
recovery.

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