[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3952]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF PRIVATE FIRST CLASS DAVID RICHARD 
                               FAHEY, JR.

  (Mr. HIMES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HIMES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a sad duty: to honor the 
life and service of Private First Class David Richard Fahey, Junior, 
who was killed in the service of our Nation. He was born only 23 years 
ago in Norwalk, Connecticut. On February 28, his life was taken from us 
in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.
  I never had the honor of meeting David Fahey, but I've read the 
remembrances of his family and friends as they mourn his passing and 
celebrate his life. I learned that he was a young man who was blessed 
with a singular sense of humor--David was always ready to cheer up 
others with a joke or a prank--and I learned that he was a man of faith 
who would spend hours comforting friends in need. David Fahey was a man 
who put the needs of others first, so it is no surprise that he chose 
to serve his country as a soldier and MP.
  Today, on behalf of the people of Connecticut and the Nation, I thank 
PFC David Richard Fahey, Junior, and I offer our perpetual gratitude 
for his legacy of service and commitment to the defense of all that we 
cherish.

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